Stillbirths in Zambia
Zambia: Stillbirths was 9,765 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
9,765
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
37th
of 201 countries
All-time high
10,413
in 2008
All-time low
9,487
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirths in Zambia is 9,765, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Zambia peaked at 10,413 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9,487, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 37th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,323 | — |
| 2001 | 10,129 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9,981 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 9,922 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9,966 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10,074 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10,204 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 10,307 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10,413 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10,357 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 10,263 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10,164 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 10,128 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10,097 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 10,047 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9,995 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9,950 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9,930 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9,859 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 9,487 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 9,523 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9,635 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 9,720 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 9,765 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,168 | 9,922 | 10,413 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,992 | 9,487 | 10,263 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,661 | 9,523 | 9,765 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Zambia?
- Stillbirths in Zambia was 9,765 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,413 in 2008.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,487 in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for stillbirths?
- Zambia ranks 37th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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