Number of stillbirths in Madagascar

Madagascar: Number of stillbirths was 18,792 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18,792
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
25th
of 195 countries
All-time high
18,792
in 2023
All-time low
14,425
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of stillbirths in Madagascar, 2000–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201120232000: 15.9k2001: 15.6k2002: 15.4k2003: 15.1k2004: 14.9k2005: 14.7k2006: 14.4k2007: 14.5k2008: 14.6k2009: 14.9k2010: 15.0k2011: 15.1k2012: 15.2k2013: 15.5k2014: 15.7k2015: 15.9k2016: 16.2k2017: 16.6k2018: 17.2k2019: 17.7k2020: 18.1k2021: 18.3k2022: 18.5k2023: 18.8k

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

The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Madagascar is 18,792, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Madagascar peaked at 18,792 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,425, in 2006.

Madagascar ranks 25th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14,995 14,425 15,889 10
2010s 15,994 15,029 17,683 10
2020s 18,434 18,071 18,792 4

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  5. 27 Ghana 17,584 compare
  6. 28 Brazil 16,272 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of stillbirths in Madagascar?
Number of stillbirths in Madagascar was 18,792 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 18,792 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 14,425 in 2006.
How does Madagascar rank for number of stillbirths?
Madagascar ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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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