Which has higher number of stillbirths, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 948,078 against 46,196 in Tanzania as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

901,882, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of stillbirths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania: Number of stillbirths

Sub-Saharan Africa

948,078

in 2023

Tanzania

46,196

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

7th

Tanzania rank

7th

Number of stillbirths over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 948,078 against 46,196 in Tanzania, a difference of 901,882.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 20.5 times Tanzania's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and Tanzania ranks 7th of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	916,462	38,965	877,496	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	935,163	41,816	893,347	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	941,046	45,833	895,213	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 948,078 against 46,196 in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 901,882, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for number of stillbirths?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and Tanzania ranks 7th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of stillbirths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of stillbirths
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation