Number of stillbirths in World
World: Number of stillbirths was 1.91 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in World, 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
World recorded 1.91 million for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in World peaked at 3.13 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.91 million, in 2023.
World ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.13 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.06 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.99 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.93 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.86 million | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.79 million | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.73 million | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.67 million | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.63 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.59 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.49 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.47 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.41 million | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.36 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.23 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.17 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.11 million | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.00 million | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.96 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.93 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.91 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.84 million | 2.59 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.05 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million | 1.91 million | 2.00 million | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in World?
- Number of stillbirths in World was 1.91 million 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 million in 2023.
- How does World rank for number of stillbirths?
- World ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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