Number of stillbirths in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of stillbirths was 410 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Eswatini, 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
Eswatini recorded 410 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Eswatini peaked at 566 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 410, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 117th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 566 | — |
| 2001 | 563 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 559 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 555 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 555 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 552 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 546 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 542 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 543 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 535 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 517 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 509 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 500 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 496 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 487 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 477 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 469 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 460 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 455 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 446 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 436 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 427 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 421 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 410 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 551.6 | 535 | 566 | 10 |
| 2010s | 481.6 | 446 | 517 | 10 |
| 2020s | 423.5 | 410 | 436 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 114 Timor-Leste 460 compare
- 115 Jamaica 459 compare
- 116 Oman 434 compare
- 118 United Arab Emirates 409 compare
- 119 Republic of Korea 400 compare
- 120 Netherlands 362 compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,406 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % 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 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % 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 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Eswatini?
- Number of stillbirths in Eswatini was 410 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 566 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 410 in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of stillbirths?
- Eswatini ranks 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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