Stillbirths by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
36,973
Sudan
Lowest
83
Qatar
Median
1,636
Years covered
24
2000β2023
Data points
552
What the numbers show
Stillbirths is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 36,973 in Sudan; the lowest is 83 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,636, and the mean is 6,932.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 445.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 25.4%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 42.8%).
Stillbirths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 36,973 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 2 | Yemen | 29,458 | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 3 | Egypt | 20,448 | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 4 | Iraq | 12,712 | 2023 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 5 | Algeria | 8,050 | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 6 | Morocco | 7,832 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 7 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6,397 | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,160 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 2,211 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 10 | Jordan | 1,716 | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 11 | Tunisia | 1,555 | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 12 | Palestine, State of | 1,349 | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 13 | Lebanon | 890 | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 14 | Libya | 871 | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 15 | Djibouti | 734 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 16 | Oman | 434 | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 409 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 18 | Kuwait | 258 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 19 | Bahrain | 104 | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 20 | Qatar | 83 | 2023 | down 42.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.91 million
- MENA Programme Region 138,644
- MENA Reporting Region 101,427