What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 1,162 in 2008.

What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 999 in 2004.

How does Canada rank for number of stillbirths?

Canada ranks 95th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Number of stillbirths in Canada

Name: Number of stillbirths in Canada
Creator: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Canada: Number of stillbirths was 1,016 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

1,016

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

95th

of 195 countries

All-time high

1,162

in 2008

All-time low

999

in 2004

Years of data

2000–2023

Number of stillbirths in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 1,016.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Canada peaked at 1,162 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 999, in 2004.

Canada ranks 95th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1,075	999	1,162	10
2010s	1,094	1,063	1,120	10
2020s	1,038	1,016	1,071	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of stillbirths in Canada?: Number of stillbirths in Canada was 1,016 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 Canada?: The highest recorded value was 1,162 in 2008.
What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 999 in 2004.
How does Canada rank for number of stillbirths?: Canada ranks 95th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada 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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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