Stillbirth rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income

World Bank Upper-Middle Income: Stillbirth rate was 6.91 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6.91
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
22nd
of 33 groups
All-time high
13.61
in 2000
All-time low
6.91
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income, 2000–2023

0510152000201120232000: 13.62001: 13.32002: 13.12003: 12.82004: 12.42005: 122006: 11.52007: 11.12008: 10.72009: 10.32010: 9.92011: 9.52012: 9.22013: 8.82014: 8.42015: 8.12016: 7.62017: 7.32018: 7.22019: 72020: 7.12021: 72022: 72023: 6.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income is 6.91, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income peaked at 13.61 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.91, in 2023.

That places World Bank Upper-Middle Income 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Stillbirth rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income, year by year

Annual values for Stillbirth rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in World Bank Upper-Middle Income, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 13.61
2001 13.32 -2.1%
2002 13.12 -1.5%
2003 12.84 -2.1%
2004 12.43 -3.2%
2005 11.99 -3.6%
2006 11.54 -3.7%
2007 11.12 -3.7%
2008 10.72 -3.6%
2009 10.28 -4.1%
2010 9.86 -4.1%
2011 9.49 -3.8%
2012 9.15 -3.5%
2013 8.81 -3.7%
2014 8.37 -5.0%
2015 8.07 -3.6%
2016 7.59 -5.9%
2017 7.26 -4.4%
2018 7.15 -1.5%
2019 7.03 -1.7%
2020 7.06 +0.4%
2021 7.03 -0.5%
2022 6.99 -0.6%
2023 6.91 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.1 10.28 13.61 10
2010s 8.28 7.03 9.86 10
2020s 7 6.91 7.06 4

Countries ranked near World Bank Upper-Middle Income

  1. 19 Comoros 20.96 compare
  2. 20 Yemen 20.8 compare
  3. 21 Bangladesh 20.37 compare
  4. 22 Sierra Leone 20.21 compare
  5. 23 Angola 19.86 compare
  6. 24 Togo 19.62 compare
  7. 25 Zimbabwe 19.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
Stillbirth rate in World Bank Upper-Middle Income was 6.91 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
The highest recorded value was 13.61 in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
The lowest recorded value was 6.91 in 2023.
How does World Bank Upper-Middle Income rank for stillbirth rate?
World Bank Upper-Middle Income ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in World Bank Upper-Middle Income?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World Bank Upper-Middle Income data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirth rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Stillbirth rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
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