Number of stillbirths in Brazil

Brazil: Number of stillbirths was 16,272 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
16,272
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
28th
of 195 countries
All-time high
33,875
in 2000
All-time low
16,272
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of stillbirths in Brazil, 2000–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201120232000: 33.9k2001: 32.9k2002: 32.2k2003: 31.0k2004: 30.2k2005: 29.2k2006: 27.8k2007: 26.8k2008: 25.9k2009: 25.4k2010: 25.1k2011: 24.8k2012: 24.4k2013: 24.0k2014: 23.6k2015: 22.8k2016: 21.7k2017: 20.8k2018: 20.5k2019: 19.7k2020: 19.1k2021: 18.2k2022: 17.2k2023: 16.3k

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

In 2023, number of stillbirths in Brazil stood at 16,272. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Brazil peaked at 33,875 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,272, in 2023.

Brazil ranks 28th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29,526 25,426 33,875 10
2010s 22,751 19,729 25,085 10
2020s 17,681 16,272 19,065 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 25 Madagascar 18,792 compare
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  3. 27 Ghana 17,584 compare
  4. 29 Burkina Faso 14,017 compare
  5. 30 Mexico 13,029 compare
  6. 31 Iraq 12,712 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of stillbirths in Brazil?
Number of stillbirths in Brazil was 16,272 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 33,875 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 16,272 in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for number of stillbirths?
Brazil ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of stillbirths
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,736 data points, 2000–2023
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