Number of stillbirths in Brazil
Brazil: Number of stillbirths was 16,272 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Brazil, 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 Brazil stood at 16,272. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Brazil peaked at 33,875 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,272, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 28th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33,875 | — |
| 2001 | 32,921 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 32,151 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 30,999 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 30,225 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 29,247 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 27,797 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 26,753 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 25,870 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 25,426 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 25,085 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 24,808 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 24,416 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24,013 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 23,631 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 22,819 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 21,696 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 20,799 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 20,517 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 19,729 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 19,065 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 18,214 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 17,173 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 16,272 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,526 | 25,426 | 33,875 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,751 | 19,729 | 25,085 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,681 | 16,272 | 19,065 | 4 |
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More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Brazil?
- Number of stillbirths in Brazil was 16,272 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 33,875 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,272 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for number of stillbirths?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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