Number of stillbirths in Zambia
Zambia: Number of stillbirths was 9,765 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 9,765.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Zambia peaked at 10,413 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9,487, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 37th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,323 | — |
| 2001 | 10,129 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9,981 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 9,922 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9,966 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10,074 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10,204 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 10,307 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10,413 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10,357 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 10,263 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10,164 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 10,128 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10,097 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 10,047 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9,995 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9,950 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9,930 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9,859 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 9,487 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 9,523 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9,635 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 9,720 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 9,765 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,168 | 9,922 | 10,413 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,992 | 9,487 | 10,263 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,661 | 9,523 | 9,765 | 4 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Zambia?
- Number of stillbirths in Zambia was 9,765 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,413 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,487 in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for number of stillbirths?
- Zambia ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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