Stillbirths in Kuwait
Kuwait: Stillbirths was 258 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
258
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
128th
of 201 countries
All-time high
324
in 2014
All-time low
233
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 258 for stillbirths in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Kuwait peaked at 324 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 233, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 128th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 294 | — |
| 2001 | 288 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 286 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 290 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 295 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 296 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 298 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 300 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 303 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 307 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 309 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 309 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 318 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 314 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 324 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 313 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 312 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 315 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 294 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 281 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 278 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 233 | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 254 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 258 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295.7 | 286 | 307 | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.9 | 281 | 324 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.75 | 233 | 278 | 4 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.5529 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.3893 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Kuwait?
- Stillbirths in Kuwait was 258 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 324 in 2014.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 233 in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for stillbirths?
- Kuwait ranks 128th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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