Number of stillbirths in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of stillbirths was 815 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in El Salvador, 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
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in El Salvador is 815, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in El Salvador peaked at 3,271 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 815, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 104th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,271 | — |
| 2001 | 2,935 | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 2,609 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 2,324 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 2,088 | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 1,914 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1,785 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1,686 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1,591 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,524 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1,460 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,402 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1,339 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1,283 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,230 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1,163 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1,078 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1,011 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 955 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 924 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 887 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 863 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 834 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 815 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,173 | 1,524 | 3,271 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,184 | 924 | 1,460 | 10 |
| 2020s | 849.75 | 815 | 887 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in El Salvador?
- Number of stillbirths in El Salvador was 815 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,271 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 815 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of stillbirths?
- El Salvador ranks 104th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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