Number of stillbirths in Brazil
Brazil: Number of stillbirths was 16,272 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Brazil, 2000–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Brazil
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1.53 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 147.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 41.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
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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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation