Number of stillbirths in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of stillbirths was 258 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Kuwait, 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
Kuwait recorded 258 for number of stillbirths in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Kuwait peaked at 324 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 233, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 127th 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 294 | — |
| 2001 | 288 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 286 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 290 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 295 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 296 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 298 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 300 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 303 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 307 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 309 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 309 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 318 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 314 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 324 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 313 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 312 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 315 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 294 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 281 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 278 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 233 | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 254 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 258 | +1.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 258 is above the median for high income countries, which is 173, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 258 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,555, 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295.7 | 286 | 307 | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.9 | 281 | 324 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.75 | 233 | 278 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Kuwait?
- Number of stillbirths in Kuwait was 258 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 324 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 233 in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of stillbirths?
- Kuwait ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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