Number of stillbirths in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of stillbirths was 1.88 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Low & middle income, 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
Low & middle income recorded 1.88 million for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Low & middle income peaked at 3.07 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million, in 2023.
Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.07 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.01 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.94 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.87 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.81 million | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.74 million | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.68 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.62 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.58 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.53 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.48 million | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.44 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.42 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.37 million | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.31 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.18 million | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.12 million | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.06 million | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.01 million | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.96 million | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.92 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.90 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.88 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.78 million | 2.53 million | 3.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million | 2.01 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 million | 1.88 million | 1.96 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.6091 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.5649 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Low & middle income?
- Number of stillbirths in Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of stillbirths?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation