Stillbirths in Western Europe
Western Europe: Stillbirths was 11,318 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
11,318
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
29th
of 33 groups
All-time high
19,109
in 2000
All-time low
11,318
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Western Europe, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirths in Western Europe is 11,318, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Western Europe peaked at 19,109 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11,318, in 2023.
Western Europe ranks 29th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19,109 | — |
| 2001 | 18,419 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 17,799 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 17,390 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 17,049 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 16,605 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 16,464 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 16,136 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 16,095 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15,572 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 15,361 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 14,835 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 14,446 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 13,729 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 13,510 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 13,278 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 13,269 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 13,015 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12,824 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 12,553 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 12,322 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 12,381 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,677 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 11,318 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,064 | 15,572 | 19,109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,682 | 12,553 | 15,361 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,924 | 11,318 | 12,381 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More health data for Western Europe
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate 0.267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,324 (2024)
- Infant deaths 13,750 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,712 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 16,462 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 10,138 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.8382 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 3.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Western Europe?
- Stillbirths in Western Europe was 11,318 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 19,109 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,318 in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for stillbirths?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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