Number of stillbirths in Ghana
Ghana: Number of stillbirths was 17,584 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 17,584. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Ghana peaked at 21,502 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17,584, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 27th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21,385 | — |
| 2001 | 21,502 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21,437 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 21,329 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 21,081 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 21,277 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 21,097 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 20,813 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 20,703 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20,691 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 20,793 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 20,896 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21,045 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 21,240 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21,171 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 20,913 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 20,224 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 19,263 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 18,778 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 18,315 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 17,960 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 17,817 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 17,644 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 17,584 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,132 | 20,691 | 21,502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,264 | 18,315 | 21,240 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,751 | 17,584 | 17,960 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % 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 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Ghana?
- Number of stillbirths in Ghana was 17,584 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21,502 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,584 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for number of stillbirths?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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