Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya: Stillbirth rate

Equatorial Guinea
17.8 per 1,000 total births
in 2023
Kenya
16.3 per 1,000 total births
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
38th
Kenya rank
41st

Stillbirth rate over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 17.8 per 1,000 total births against 16.3 per 1,000 total births in Kenya, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 total births.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 38th and Kenya ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 21.98 per 1,000 total births 19.7 per 1,000 total births 2.28 per 1,000 total births Equatorial Guinea
2010s 18.42 per 1,000 total births 19.24 per 1,000 total births 0.82 per 1,000 total births Kenya
2020s 17.95 per 1,000 total births 17.6 per 1,000 total births 0.35 per 1,000 total births Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Equatorial Guinea or Kenya?
Equatorial Guinea, at 17.8 per 1,000 total births against 16.3 per 1,000 total births in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Equatorial Guinea and Kenya?
1.5 per 1,000 total births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Kenya?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Kenya rank globally for stillbirth rate?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 38th and Kenya ranks 41st 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

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.