Number of stillbirths in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of stillbirths was 308 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Bulgaria, 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
Bulgaria recorded 308 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Bulgaria peaked at 566 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 308, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 123rd of 197 countries on this measure, 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 554 | — |
| 2001 | 522 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 529 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 542 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 555 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 550 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 546 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 548 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 556 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 566 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 519 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 475 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 443 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 404 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 397 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 387 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 383 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 358 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 335 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 324 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 315 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 323 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 340 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 308 | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 546.8 | 522 | 566 | 10 |
| 2010s | 402.5 | 324 | 519 | 10 |
| 2020s | 321.5 | 308 | 340 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % 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 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % 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 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Bulgaria?
- Number of stillbirths in Bulgaria was 308 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 566 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 308 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of stillbirths?
- Bulgaria ranks 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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