Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
277,471
India
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
890
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,640
What the numbers show
Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 277,471 in India; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 890, and the mean is 9,513.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 163 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 35.1%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 100.0%).
Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 277,471 | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 2 | Pakistan | 195,007 | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 183,749 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 125,714 | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 116,021 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 72,567 | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania | 46,196 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 42,352 | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 9 | China | 41,750 | 2023 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 37,644 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 11 | Sudan | 36,973 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 12 | Yemen | 29,458 | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 13 | Somalia | 28,523 | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 14 | Angola | 27,987 | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 25,286 | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 16 | Kenya | 24,798 | 2023 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 17 | Niger | 24,013 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 18 | Chad | 23,977 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mozambique | 23,459 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23,077 | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 22,638 | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 22 | Mali | 22,144 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 21,734 | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 20,448 | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 25 | Madagascar | 18,792 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 17,870 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 27 | Ghana | 17,584 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 16,272 | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 14,017 | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 30 | Mexico | 13,029 | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 31 | Iraq | 12,712 | 2023 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 32 | Myanmar | 11,739 | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea | 11,338 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | Malawi | 10,641 | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 9,833 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 36 | United States | 9,830 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 37 | Zambia | 9,765 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 38 | Senegal | 9,764 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 39 | South Sudan | 9,335 | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 40 | Vietnam | 9,091 | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 41 | Benin | 9,061 | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 42 | Burundi | 8,462 | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 43 | Algeria | 8,050 | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 7,972 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 7,861 | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 46 | Morocco | 7,832 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 6,690 | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 48 | Rwanda | 6,505 | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 49 | Iran | 6,397 | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 50 | Syria | 6,160 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 51 | Togo | 5,799 | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 5,340 | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 5,002 | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 54 | Cambodia | 4,865 | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 55 | Turkey | 4,735 | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 56 | Guatemala | 4,701 | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 57 | Haiti | 4,681 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 58 | Colombia | 4,680 | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 59 | Venezuela | 4,459 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 60 | Liberia | 4,210 | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 61 | Russia | 4,120 | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 62 | Peru | 3,523 | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 63 | Mauritania | 2,964 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 64 | North Korea | 2,828 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Congo | 2,778 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 66 | Argentina | 2,578 | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 67 | Ecuador | 2,554 | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 68 | Laos | 2,373 | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 69 | Thailand | 2,341 | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 2,211 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 2,187 | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 72 | Bolivia | 2,168 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 73 | Germany | 2,137 | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 74 | Malaysia | 2,116 | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 2,076 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 76 | France | 1,976 | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,941 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 1,932 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 1,886 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 1,765 | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 81 | Jordan | 1,716 | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 1,711 | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 83 | Tunisia | 1,555 | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 84 | Gambia | 1,546 | 2023 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 85 | Eritrea | 1,528 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 86 | Palestine | 1,349 | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 87 | Lesotho | 1,292 | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 1,275 | 2023 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 1,267 | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 90 | Namibia | 1,264 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 91 | Paraguay | 1,245 | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 92 | Japan | 1,243 | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 1,201 | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 94 | Ukraine | 1,028 | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 95 | Canada | 1,016 | 2023 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 992 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 97 | Italy | 986 | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 98 | Australia and New Zealand | 951 | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 950 | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 100 | Gabon | 901 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 101 | Lebanon | 890 | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 102 | Cuba | 871 | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 102 | Libya | 871 | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 104 | Botswana | 865 | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 105 | El Salvador | 815 | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 106 | Australia | 787 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 107 | Poland | 750 | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 108 | Djibouti | 734 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 109 | Spain | 664 | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 110 | Romania | 638 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 111 | Comoros | 522 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 112 | Israel | 490 | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 113 | Chile | 486 | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 114 | Panama | 477 | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 115 | East Timor | 460 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 116 | Jamaica | 459 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 117 | Oman | 434 | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 118 | Eswatini | 410 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 409 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 120 | South Korea | 400 | 2023 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 121 | Netherlands | 362 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 122 | Armenia | 330 | 2023 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 123 | Belgium | 316 | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 308 | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 125 | Hungary | 302 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 126 | Mongolia | 285 | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 127 | Serbia | 274 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 128 | Kuwait | 258 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 129 | Moldova | 254 | 2023 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 130 | Sweden | 243 | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 240 | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 235 | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 133 | Czechia | 231 | 2023 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 220 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 134 | Greece | 220 | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 136 | Guyana | 210 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 137 | Switzerland | 193 | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 138 | Portugal | 188 | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 139 | Slovakia | 182 | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 140 | Austria | 173 | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 141 | New Zealand | 164 | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 148 | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 143 | Uruguay | 141 | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 144 | Belarus | 137 | 2023 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 145 | Ireland | 126 | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 146 | Fiji | 123 | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 147 | Albania | 115 | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 148 | Denmark | 114 | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 149 | Suriname | 113 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 150 | Mauritius | 106 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 151 | Bahrain | 104 | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 151 | Norway | 104 | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 104 | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 154 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 95 | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 155 | Croatia | 89 | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 156 | Finland | 87 | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 156 | Singapore | 87 | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 158 | Bhutan | 85 | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 159 | Qatar | 83 | 2023 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 161 | North Macedonia | 61 | 2023 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 60 | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 163 | Lithuania | 55 | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 53 | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 165 | Belize | 51 | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 166 | Samoa | 47 | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 167 | Bahamas | 45 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 167 | Latvia | 45 | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 167 | Slovenia | 45 | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 170 | Cyprus | 42 | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 171 | Kiribati | 30 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 171 | Maldives | 30 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 173 | Micronesia (country) | 29 | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 174 | Brunei | 27 | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 174 | Montenegro | 27 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 176 | Luxembourg | 23 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 177 | Estonia | 21 | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 21 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 179 | Tonga | 17 | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 180 | Barbados | 14 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 181 | Grenada | 13 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 181 | Seychelles | 13 | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 184 | Malta | 12 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 185 | Dominica | 9 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 185 | Iceland | 9 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 8 | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 190 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 191 | Nauru | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 191 | Palau | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 191 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Andorra | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 195 | Anguilla | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 198 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Montserrat | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 198 | Niue | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.91 million
- World Bank Lower-Middle Income 1.06 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 948,812
- Least developed countries 818,509
- Central and Southern Asia 616,495
- Southern Asia 603,702
- World Bank Low Income 602,996
- South Asia 597,305
- West and Central Africa 507,171
- Eastern and Southern Africa 441,641
- Landlocked developing countries 371,313
- World Bank Upper-Middle Income 203,951
- East Asia and Pacific 145,541
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 138,983
- Middle East and North Africa 138,644
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 138,605
- South-Eastern Asia 92,477
- Northern Africa 75,729
- Latin America and the Caribbean 69,258
- Latin America and Caribbean 69,258
- Western Asia 62,876
- Eastern Asia 46,506
- Europe and Central Asia 37,881
- World Bank High Income 35,571
- Europe and Northern America 29,332
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia 26,563
- Europe 18,486
- Small Island Developing States 17,618
- Central Asia 12,793
- Western Europe 11,318
- North America 10,846
- Northern America 10,846
- Oceania 6,558
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 5,607