Number of stillbirths in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of stillbirths was 258 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Kuwait, 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
Kuwait recorded 258 for number of stillbirths in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Kuwait peaked at 324 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 233, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 127th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295.7 | 286 | 307 | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.9 | 281 | 324 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.75 | 233 | 278 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 25,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 33,261 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 29,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 28,002 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Kuwait?
- Number of stillbirths in Kuwait was 258 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 324 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 233 in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of stillbirths?
- Kuwait ranks 127th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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