Number of stillbirths in Liberia
Liberia: Number of stillbirths was 4,210 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Liberia, 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
Liberia recorded 4,210 for number of stillbirths in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Liberia peaked at 4,799 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,170, in 2020.
That places Liberia 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,799 | — |
| 2001 | 4,748 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 4,691 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4,633 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4,452 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4,430 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4,503 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4,456 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4,373 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 4,280 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4,209 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 4,217 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,373 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 4,291 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4,239 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4,215 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4,226 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,220 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,221 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,202 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,170 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4,170 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,172 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,210 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,536 | 4,280 | 4,799 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,241 | 4,202 | 4,373 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,180 | 4,170 | 4,210 | 4 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9448 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1929 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Liberia?
- Number of stillbirths in Liberia was 4,210 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,799 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,170 in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for number of stillbirths?
- Liberia ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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