Number of stillbirths in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Number of stillbirths was 649 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Caribbean Small States, 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 Caribbean Small States stood at 649. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Caribbean Small States peaked at 1,040 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 649, in 2023.
Caribbean Small States ranks 40th of 41 groups 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,040 | — |
| 2001 | 1,007 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 971 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 945 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 923 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 908 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 900 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 893 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 883 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 868 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 841 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 825 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 818 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 810 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 798 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 776 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 752 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 729 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 715 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 717 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 693 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 676 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 663 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 649 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 933.8 | 868 | 1,040 | 10 |
| 2010s | 778.1 | 715 | 841 | 10 |
| 2020s | 670.25 | 649 | 693 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.5% (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4343 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Caribbean Small States?
- Number of stillbirths in Caribbean Small States was 649 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,040 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 649 in 2023.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for number of stillbirths?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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