Number of stillbirths in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of stillbirths was 18,792 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of stillbirths in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 18,792, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Madagascar peaked at 18,792 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,425, in 2006.
Madagascar ranks 25th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,889 | — |
| 2001 | 15,601 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 15,367 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 15,124 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 14,898 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 14,666 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 14,425 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 14,470 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14,621 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14,886 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 15,029 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15,062 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 15,213 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 15,472 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 15,674 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 15,877 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 16,165 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16,591 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 17,171 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 17,683 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 18,071 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 18,329 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 18,545 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 18,792 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,995 | 14,425 | 15,889 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,994 | 15,029 | 17,683 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,434 | 18,071 | 18,792 | 4 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3894 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2877 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Madagascar?
- Number of stillbirths in Madagascar was 18,792 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 18,792 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,425 in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of stillbirths?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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