Number of stillbirths in Euro area
Euro area: Number of stillbirths was 8,057 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Euro area, 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 Euro area is 8,057, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Euro area peaked at 13,503 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,057, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,503 | — |
| 2001 | 13,024 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 12,547 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 12,120 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 11,768 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 11,354 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 11,115 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 10,738 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 10,684 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 10,379 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 10,181 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 9,793 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 9,532 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 9,150 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 9,119 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9,066 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9,066 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,902 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 8,905 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,765 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 8,599 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 8,667 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 8,334 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 8,057 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,723 | 10,379 | 13,503 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,248 | 8,765 | 10,181 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,414 | 8,057 | 8,667 | 4 |
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- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0681 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 -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Euro area?
- Number of stillbirths in Euro area was 8,057 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 13,503 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,057 in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for number of stillbirths?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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