Number of stillbirths in Middle income
Middle income: Number of stillbirths was 1.28 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in 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
Middle income recorded 1.28 million for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Middle income peaked at 2.47 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2023.
That places Middle income 4th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.47 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.42 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.36 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.30 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.24 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.17 million | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.12 million | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.02 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.98 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.92 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.80 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.74 million | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.38 million | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.31 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.21 million | 1.98 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.70 million | 1.44 million | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million | 1.28 million | 1.38 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 1 India 277,471 compare
- 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
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Middle income?
- Number of stillbirths in Middle income was 1.28 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2023.
- How does Middle income rank for number of stillbirths?
- Middle income ranks 4th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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