Number of stillbirths in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Number of stillbirths was 6,397 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of is 6,397, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 12,148 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,397, in 2023.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 49th 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,148 | — |
| 2001 | 11,976 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 11,744 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 11,465 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 11,529 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 11,536 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11,644 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11,555 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 11,123 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 10,547 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 9,967 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 9,614 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 9,514 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9,514 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,554 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9,535 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9,510 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9,159 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 8,456 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 7,543 | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 7,033 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 6,793 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 6,594 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6,397 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,527 | 10,547 | 12,148 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,237 | 7,543 | 9,967 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,704 | 6,397 | 7,033 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Number of stillbirths in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 6,397 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 12,148 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,397 in 2023.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for number of stillbirths?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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