Stillbirth rate by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
29.75
Djibouti
Lowest
2.81
Qatar
Median
8.62
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
552
What the numbers show
Stillbirth rate is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 29.75 in Djibouti; the lowest is 2.81 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.62, and the mean is 9.89.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 15.4%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 54.9%).
Stillbirth rate (UNICEF): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 29.75 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 2 | Sudan | 21.51 | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 20.8 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 4 | Morocco | 12.28 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 5 | Syria | 11.67 | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 6 | Iraq | 10.84 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 7 | Lebanon | 9.46 | 2023 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 8 | Tunisia | 9.19 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 9 | Palestine | 9.13 | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 10 | Algeria | 8.81 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 8.43 | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 12 | Jordan | 7.23 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 13 | Libya | 6.96 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 14 | Iran | 5.42 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 15 | Bahrain | 5.28 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 16 | Kuwait | 5.2 | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 17 | Oman | 5.08 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 4.03 | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 3.91 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 20 | Qatar | 2.81 | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 14.29
- MENA Programme Region 11.92
- MENA Reporting Region 10.08