Stillbirth rate in World
World: Stillbirth rate was 14.29 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
14.29
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
22.61
in 2000
All-time low
14.29
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000β2023
Stillbirth rate in World, 2000β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World recorded 14.29 for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in World peaked at 22.61 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.29, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.25 | 17.81 | 22.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.87 | 14.64 | 17.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.47 | 14.29 | 14.63 | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in World?
- Stillbirth rate in World was 14.29 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 22.61 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.29 in 2023.
- How does World rank for stillbirth rate?
- World ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 24 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).