Number of stillbirths in Burundi
Burundi: Number of stillbirths was 8,462 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Burundi, 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
Burundi recorded 8,462 for number of stillbirths in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Burundi peaked at 12,267 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,437, in 2022.
Burundi ranks 42nd 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 | 10,541 | 9,961 | 11,113 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,602 | 9,828 | 12,267 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,498 | 8,437 | 8,652 | 4 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 208,108 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 207,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 205,420 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 207,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 205,720 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 208,430 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Burundi?
- Number of stillbirths in Burundi was 8,462 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 12,267 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,437 in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for number of stillbirths?
- Burundi ranks 42nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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