Number of stillbirths in Australia
Australia: Number of stillbirths was 787 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Australia, 2000–2023
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Australia is 787, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Australia peaked at 931 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 712, in 2020.
That places Australia 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 922 | — |
| 2001 | 852 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 827 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 825 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 826 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 844 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 852 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 894 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 929 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 931 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 931 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 907 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 902 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 858 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 823 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 803 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 789 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 790 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 782 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 750 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 712 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 744 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 777 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 787 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 870.2 | 825 | 931 | 10 |
| 2010s | 833.5 | 750 | 931 | 10 |
| 2020s | 755 | 712 | 787 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.6216 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Australia?
- Number of stillbirths in Australia was 787 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 931 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 712 in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for number of stillbirths?
- Australia ranks 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation