Stillbirth rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Stillbirth rate was 5.2 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.2
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 20 countries
All-time high
6.67
in 2000
All-time low
5.2
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000β2023
Stillbirth rate in Kuwait, 2000β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 5.2 for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Kuwait peaked at 6.67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.2, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.02 | 5.61 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 5.26 | 5.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 | 5.2 | 5.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 13 Libya 6.96 compare
- 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.42 compare
- 15 Bahrain 5.28 compare
- 17 Oman 5.08 compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 4.03 compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 3.91 compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.7164 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.6107 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 13 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Kuwait?
- Stillbirth rate in Kuwait was 5.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for stillbirth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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