Number of stillbirths in Egypt
Egypt: Number of stillbirths was 20,448 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Egypt, 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 Egypt stood at 20,448. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Egypt peaked at 34,127 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20,448, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 24th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34,127 | — |
| 2001 | 33,439 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 32,736 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 31,966 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 31,237 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 30,829 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 30,214 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 30,091 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 29,735 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 29,366 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 29,118 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 28,605 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 28,779 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 28,974 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 28,600 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 28,306 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 26,750 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 26,030 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 23,446 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 21,990 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 21,558 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 20,674 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 20,527 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 20,448 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,374 | 29,366 | 34,127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,060 | 21,990 | 29,118 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,802 | 20,448 | 21,558 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 21 South Africa 22,638 compare
- 22 Mali 22,144 compare
- 23 Philippines 21,734 compare
- 25 Madagascar 18,792 compare
- 26 Cameroon 17,870 compare
- 27 Ghana 17,584 compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1742 % 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 0.154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1616 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Egypt?
- Number of stillbirths in Egypt was 20,448 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 34,127 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,448 in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for number of stillbirths?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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