Stillbirths in Yemen
Yemen: Stillbirths was 29,458 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29,458
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
12th
of 201 countries
All-time high
29,458
in 2023
All-time low
21,509
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirths in Yemen stood at 29,458. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Yemen peaked at 29,458 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,509, in 2011.
That places Yemen 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,875 | — |
| 2001 | 22,145 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 21,702 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 21,664 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 21,703 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 21,945 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 22,338 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 22,295 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 22,147 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 22,114 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 21,707 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 21,509 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 22,456 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 23,482 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 24,523 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 25,698 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 26,740 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 27,445 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 27,882 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 28,278 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 28,640 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 28,852 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 29,150 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 29,458 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,093 | 21,664 | 22,875 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,972 | 21,509 | 28,278 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,025 | 28,640 | 29,458 | 4 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2101 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Yemen?
- Stillbirths in Yemen was 29,458 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 29,458 in 2023.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,509 in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for stillbirths?
- Yemen ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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