Number of stillbirths in Ghana
Ghana: Number of stillbirths was 17,584 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 17,584. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Ghana peaked at 21,502 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17,584, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 27th 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 | 21,132 | 20,691 | 21,502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,264 | 18,315 | 21,240 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,751 | 17,584 | 17,960 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 416,867 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.69 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 407,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 418,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 404,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 415,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 407,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Ghana?
- Number of stillbirths in Ghana was 17,584 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21,502 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,584 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for number of stillbirths?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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