What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Malawi and East Timor?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?

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.

Malawi vs East Timor: Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births)

Malawi

15.8 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

East Timor

14.8 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Malawi rank

44th

East Timor rank

46th

Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births) over time

Malawi
East Timor

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 15.8 per 1,000 total births against 14.8 per 1,000 total births in East Timor, a difference of 1 per 1,000 total births.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

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

Malawi ranks 44th and East Timor ranks 46th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.07 per 1,000 total births	21.12 per 1,000 total births	1.05 per 1,000 total births	East Timor
2010s	17.54 per 1,000 total births	15.16 per 1,000 total births	2.38 per 1,000 total births	Malawi
2020s	16.05 per 1,000 total births	14.95 per 1,000 total births	1.1 per 1,000 total births	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Malawi or East Timor?: Malawi, at 15.8 per 1,000 total births against 14.8 per 1,000 total births in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Malawi and East Timor?: 1 per 1,000 total births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Malawi ranks 44th and East Timor ranks 46th 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: 29 October 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.