Number of stillbirths in Liberia

Liberia: Number of stillbirths was 4,210 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4,210
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
60th
of 195 countries
All-time high
4,799
in 2000
All-time low
4,170
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of stillbirths in Liberia, 2000–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2000201120232000: 4.8k2001: 4.7k2002: 4.7k2003: 4.6k2004: 4.5k2005: 4.4k2006: 4.5k2007: 4.5k2008: 4.4k2009: 4.3k2010: 4.2k2011: 4.2k2012: 4.4k2013: 4.3k2014: 4.2k2015: 4.2k2016: 4.2k2017: 4.2k2018: 4.2k2019: 4.2k2020: 4.2k2021: 4.2k2022: 4.2k2023: 4.2k

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

Liberia recorded 4,210 for number of stillbirths in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Liberia peaked at 4,799 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,170, in 2020.

That places Liberia 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,536 4,280 4,799 10
2010s 4,241 4,202 4,373 10
2020s 4,180 4,170 4,210 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of stillbirths in Liberia?
Number of stillbirths in Liberia was 4,210 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 Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 4,799 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,170 in 2020.
How does Liberia rank for number of stillbirths?
Liberia ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Liberia 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
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