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

6.1 per 1,000 total births, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

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 World: Stillbirth rate

Bangladesh

20.4 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

World

14.3 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

21st

World rank

18th

Stillbirth rate over time

Bangladesh
World

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 20.4 per 1,000 total births against 14.3 per 1,000 total births in World, a difference of 6.1 per 1,000 total births.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times World's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

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

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	35.67 per 1,000 total births	20.26 per 1,000 total births	15.41 per 1,000 total births	Bangladesh
2010s	26.92 per 1,000 total births	15.86 per 1,000 total births	11.06 per 1,000 total births	Bangladesh
2020s	21.02 per 1,000 total births	14.45 per 1,000 total births	6.57 per 1,000 total births	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Bangladesh or World?: Bangladesh, at 20.4 per 1,000 total births against 14.3 per 1,000 total births in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Bangladesh and World?: 6.1 per 1,000 total births, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and World?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and World rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Bangladesh ranks 21st and World 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bangladesh vs World: Stillbirth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/stillbirth-rate-per-1-000-total-births/bangladesh/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/stillbirth-rate-per-1-000-total-births/bangladesh/world/">Bangladesh vs World: Stillbirth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.