Number of stillbirths in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Number of stillbirths was 1.88 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in IDA & IBRD total, 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
IDA & IBRD total recorded 1.88 million for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 3.08 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million, in 2023.
That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.08 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.01 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.95 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.88 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.82 million | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.75 million | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.68 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.63 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.59 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.54 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.49 million | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.44 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.42 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.37 million | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.32 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.25 million | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.19 million | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.02 million | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.96 million | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.93 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.90 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.88 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.79 million | 2.54 million | 3.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 million | 2.02 million | 2.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 million | 1.88 million | 1.96 million | 4 |
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More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3308 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2737 % 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 0.1262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4093 % 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 0.1336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3439 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in IDA & IBRD total?
- Number of stillbirths in IDA & IBRD total was 1.88 million 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million in 2023.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for number of stillbirths?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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