Number of stillbirths in Small states
Small states: Number of stillbirths was 3,864 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Small states, 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
Small states recorded 3,864 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Small states peaked at 5,956 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,864, in 2023.
Small states ranks 37th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,956 | — |
| 2001 | 5,858 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,762 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 5,651 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5,476 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 5,312 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 5,169 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 5,067 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4,971 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 4,878 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 4,773 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4,711 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 4,653 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4,586 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 4,521 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,429 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4,342 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,241 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4,156 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,098 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4,034 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 3,982 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3,926 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3,864 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,410 | 4,878 | 5,956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,451 | 4,098 | 4,773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,952 | 3,864 | 4,034 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.8321 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.4311 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4626 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Small states?
- Number of stillbirths in Small states was 3,864 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 5,956 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,864 in 2023.
- How does Small states rank for number of stillbirths?
- Small states ranks 37th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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