Number of stillbirths in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Number of stillbirths was 400 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Republic of Korea, 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
Republic of Korea recorded 400 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Republic of Korea peaked at 1,894 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 400, in 2023.
Republic of Korea ranks 119th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,894 | — |
| 2001 | 1,645 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 1,433 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 1,333 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 1,229 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1,116 | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,084 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,091 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,021 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 968 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 933 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 912 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 929 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 896 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 864 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 808 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 711 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 616 | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 554 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 508 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 467 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 451 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 442 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 400 | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,281 | 968 | 1,894 | 10 |
| 2010s | 773.1 | 508 | 933 | 10 |
| 2020s | 440 | 400 | 467 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.49 % 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 0.0497 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Republic of Korea?
- Number of stillbirths in Republic of Korea was 400 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,894 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 in 2023.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for number of stillbirths?
- Republic of Korea ranks 119th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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