Stillbirths in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Stillbirths was 308 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
308
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
124th
of 201 countries
All-time high
566
in 2009
All-time low
308
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 308 for stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Bulgaria peaked at 566 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 308, in 2023.
That places Bulgaria 124th out of 201 countries 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.
Stillbirths in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 554 | — |
| 2001 | 522 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 529 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 542 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 555 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 550 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 546 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 548 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 556 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 566 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 519 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 475 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 443 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 404 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 397 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 387 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 383 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 358 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 335 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 324 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 315 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 323 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 340 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 308 | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 546.8 | 522 | 566 | 10 |
| 2010s | 402.5 | 324 | 519 | 10 |
| 2020s | 321.5 | 308 | 340 | 4 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Bulgaria?
- Stillbirths in Bulgaria was 308 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 566 in 2009.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 308 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for stillbirths?
- Bulgaria ranks 124th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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