What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Ethiopia and Somalia?

5.2 per 1,000 total births, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?

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.

Ethiopia vs Somalia: Stillbirth rate

Ethiopia

29.7 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Somalia

34.9 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

3rd

Somalia rank

1st

Stillbirth rate over time

Ethiopia
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 34.9 per 1,000 total births against 29.7 per 1,000 total births in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.2 per 1,000 total births.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	41.98 per 1,000 total births	41.27 per 1,000 total births	0.71 per 1,000 total births	Ethiopia
2010s	34.41 per 1,000 total births	36.39 per 1,000 total births	1.98 per 1,000 total births	Somalia
2020s	29.82 per 1,000 total births	34.95 per 1,000 total births	5.13 per 1,000 total births	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Ethiopia or Somalia?: Somalia, at 34.9 per 1,000 total births against 29.7 per 1,000 total births in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Ethiopia and Somalia?: 5.2 per 1,000 total births, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 1st 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

Ethiopia vs Somalia: 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 03 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/stillbirth-rate-per-1-000-total-births/ethiopia/somalia-fed-rep/

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/ethiopia/somalia-fed-rep/">Ethiopia vs Somalia: 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: 20 August 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.