Number of stillbirths in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Number of stillbirths was 203,951 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Upper 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
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Upper middle income stood at 203,951. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Upper middle income peaked at 552,001 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 203,951, in 2023.
That places Upper middle income 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 552,001 | — |
| 2001 | 524,783 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 511,819 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 498,183 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 487,844 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 474,298 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 461,471 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 449,509 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 440,151 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 425,968 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 408,133 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 394,344 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 395,266 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 371,419 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 357,022 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 331,929 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 315,552 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 298,558 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 270,960 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 257,925 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 235,696 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 222,801 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 211,666 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 203,951 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 482,603 | 425,968 | 552,001 | 10 |
| 2010s | 340,111 | 257,925 | 408,133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,528 | 203,951 | 235,696 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 17 Niger 24,013 compare
- 18 Chad 23,977 compare
- 19 Mozambique 23,459 compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 23,077 compare
- 21 South Africa 22,638 compare
- 22 Mali 22,144 compare
- 23 Philippines 21,734 compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Upper middle income?
- Number of stillbirths in Upper middle income was 203,951 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 552,001 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,951 in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for number of stillbirths?
- Upper middle income ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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