Number of stillbirths in Vietnam
Vietnam: Number of stillbirths was 9,091 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Vietnam, 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 Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 17,020 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,091, in 2023.
Vietnam 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 Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 9,091 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 871, 10.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 9,091 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 342.5, 26.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Vietnam?
- Number of stillbirths in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 17,020 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,091 in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for number of stillbirths?
- Vietnam ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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