Number of stillbirths in Mozambique

Mozambique: Number of stillbirths was 23,459 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23,459
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
19th
of 195 countries
All-time high
23,459
in 2023
All-time low
18,802
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of stillbirths in Mozambique, 2000–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2000201120232000: 21.8k2001: 21.3k2002: 20.9k2003: 20.5k2004: 20.0k2005: 19.5k2006: 18.9k2007: 18.8k2008: 19.2k2009: 19.6k2010: 19.7k2011: 19.8k2012: 20.0k2013: 20.1k2014: 20.1k2015: 20.3k2016: 20.5k2017: 20.8k2018: 21.0k2019: 21.4k2020: 22.0k2021: 22.7k2022: 23.1k2023: 23.5k

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

Mozambique recorded 23,459 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Mozambique peaked at 23,459 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,802, in 2007.

That places Mozambique 19th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20,037 18,802 21,750 10
2010s 20,377 19,745 21,417 10
2020s 22,813 22,018 23,459 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 16 Kenya 24,798 compare
  2. 17 Niger 24,013 compare
  3. 18 Chad 23,977 compare
  4. 20 Cote d'Ivoire 23,077 compare
  5. 21 South Africa 22,638 compare
  6. 22 Mali 22,144 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of stillbirths in Mozambique?
Number of stillbirths in Mozambique was 23,459 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 23,459 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 18,802 in 2007.
How does Mozambique rank for number of stillbirths?
Mozambique ranks 19th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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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