Stillbirths in Ghana
Ghana: Stillbirths was 17,584 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
17,584
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 201 countries
All-time high
21,502
in 2001
All-time low
17,584
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 17,584 for stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Ghana peaked at 21,502 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17,584, in 2023.
That places Ghana 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21,385 | — |
| 2001 | 21,502 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21,437 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 21,329 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 21,081 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 21,277 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 21,097 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 20,813 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 20,703 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20,691 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 20,793 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 20,896 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21,045 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 21,240 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21,171 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 20,913 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 20,224 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 19,263 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 18,778 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 18,315 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 17,960 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 17,817 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 17,644 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 17,584 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,132 | 20,691 | 21,502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,264 | 18,315 | 21,240 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,751 | 17,584 | 17,960 | 4 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Ghana?
- Stillbirths in Ghana was 17,584 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21,502 in 2001.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,584 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for stillbirths?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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