What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Bangladesh and Niger?

1 per 1,000 total births, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Niger?

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 Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Niger: Stillbirth rate

Bangladesh

20.4 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Niger

21.4 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

21st

Niger rank

18th

Stillbirth rate over time

Bangladesh
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 21.4 per 1,000 total births against 20.4 per 1,000 total births in Bangladesh, a difference of 1 per 1,000 total births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 21st and Niger ranks 18th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	35.67 per 1,000 total births	26.3 per 1,000 total births	9.37 per 1,000 total births	Bangladesh
2010s	26.92 per 1,000 total births	21.79 per 1,000 total births	5.13 per 1,000 total births	Bangladesh
2020s	21.02 per 1,000 total births	21.55 per 1,000 total births	0.525 per 1,000 total births	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Bangladesh or Niger?: Niger, at 21.4 per 1,000 total births against 20.4 per 1,000 total births in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Bangladesh and Niger?: 1 per 1,000 total births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Niger?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Niger rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Bangladesh ranks 21st and Niger ranks 18th of 197 countries.
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 Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births)
Unit: per 1,000 total births
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: 03 September 2026

Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.