Number of stillbirths in Somalia
Somalia: Number of stillbirths was 28,523 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of stillbirths in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 28,523, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Somalia peaked at 28,523 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,293, in 2000.
That places Somalia 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,293 | — |
| 2001 | 20,069 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 20,929 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 21,662 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 22,450 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 23,082 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 23,456 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 23,803 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 23,960 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 23,701 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 23,711 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,176 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 23,226 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 23,447 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 23,791 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 24,166 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 24,429 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 25,202 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 25,578 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 26,070 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 26,802 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 27,557 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 28,377 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 28,523 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,240 | 19,293 | 23,960 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,380 | 23,226 | 26,070 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,815 | 26,802 | 28,523 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Somalia?
- Number of stillbirths in Somalia was 28,523 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,523 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,293 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for number of stillbirths?
- Somalia ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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