Number of stillbirths in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of stillbirths was 1.06 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Lower 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
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Lower middle income is 1.06 million, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Lower middle income peaked at 1.91 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 2023.
Lower middle income ranks 5th of 41 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.91 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.88 million | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.83 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.50 million | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.42 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.33 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.30 million | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 million | 1.54 million | 1.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million | 1.17 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million | 1.06 million | 1.13 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 2 Pakistan 195,007 compare
- 3 Nigeria 183,749 compare
- 4 Ethiopia 125,714 compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 116,021 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 72,567 compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 46,196 compare
- 8 Afghanistan 42,352 compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.0357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Lower middle income?
- Number of stillbirths in Lower middle income was 1.06 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of stillbirths?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation