Number of stillbirths in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Number of stillbirths was 9,091 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam is 9,091, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Viet Nam peaked at 17,020 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,091, in 2023.
Viet Nam ranks 40th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,020 | — |
| 2001 | 16,582 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 15,970 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 15,552 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 14,991 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 14,162 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 13,868 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 13,992 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 14,019 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13,762 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 13,500 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 13,389 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 13,348 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13,082 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 13,452 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13,089 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 12,096 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 11,553 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 10,530 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 10,452 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10,163 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 9,768 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 9,399 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 9,091 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,992 | 13,762 | 17,020 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,449 | 10,452 | 13,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,605 | 9,091 | 10,163 | 4 |
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More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.16 % 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, female, per capita 0.1104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8301 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Viet Nam?
- Number of stillbirths in Viet Nam was 9,091 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 17,020 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,091 in 2023.
- How does Viet Nam rank for number of stillbirths?
- Viet Nam ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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