What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Namibia and North America?

13.5 per 1,000 total births, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and North America?

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.

Namibia vs North America: Stillbirth rate

Namibia

16.2 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

North America

2.7 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Namibia rank

42nd

North America rank

40th

Stillbirth rate over time

Namibia
North America

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 16.2 per 1,000 total births against 2.7 per 1,000 total births in North America, a difference of 13.5 per 1,000 total births.

That makes Namibia's figure about 6.0 times North America's.

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

Namibia ranks 42nd and North America ranks 40th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	North America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.39 per 1,000 total births	3.11 per 1,000 total births	13.28 per 1,000 total births	Namibia
2010s	16.58 per 1,000 total births	2.88 per 1,000 total births	13.7 per 1,000 total births	Namibia
2020s	16.8 per 1,000 total births	2.75 per 1,000 total births	14.05 per 1,000 total births	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Namibia or North America?: Namibia, at 16.2 per 1,000 total births against 2.7 per 1,000 total births in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Namibia and North America?: 13.5 per 1,000 total births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and North America?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Namibia and North America rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Namibia ranks 42nd and North America ranks 40th 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: 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.