Number of stillbirths in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of stillbirths was 85 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Bhutan, 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
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Bhutan stood at 85. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Bhutan peaked at 272 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85, in 2023.
Bhutan ranks 158th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 272 | — |
| 2001 | 254 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 236 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 222 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 213 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 206 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 198 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 190 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 178 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 166 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 155 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 147 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 139 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 132 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 125 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 116 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 108 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 99 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 92 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 87 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 85 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213.5 | 166 | 272 | 10 |
| 2010s | 120 | 87 | 155 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5 | 85 | 90 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Bhutan?
- Number of stillbirths in Bhutan was 85 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 272 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 in 2023.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of stillbirths?
- Bhutan ranks 158th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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