Number of stillbirths in IDA & IBRD total

IDA & IBRD total: Number of stillbirths was 1.88 million in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.88 million
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 41 groups
All-time high
3.08 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.88 million
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of stillbirths in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M2000201120232000: 3.1M2001: 3.0M2002: 2.9M2003: 2.9M2004: 2.8M2005: 2.7M2006: 2.7M2007: 2.6M2008: 2.6M2009: 2.5M2010: 2.5M2011: 2.4M2012: 2.4M2013: 2.4M2014: 2.3M2015: 2.2M2016: 2.2M2017: 2.1M2018: 2.1M2019: 2.0M2020: 2.0M2021: 1.9M2022: 1.9M2023: 1.9M

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

Annual values for Number of stillbirths in IDA & IBRD total, 2000 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total

  1. 1 India 277,471 compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 195,007 compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 183,749 compare
  4. 4 Ethiopia 125,714 compare
  5. 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 116,021 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of stillbirths
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
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