Number of stillbirths in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of stillbirths was 11,739 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Myanmar, 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
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Myanmar is 11,739, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Myanmar peaked at 18,687 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11,739, in 2023.
That places Myanmar 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 16,441 | 14,286 | 18,687 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,484 | 12,680 | 14,013 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,077 | 11,739 | 12,426 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Population ages 15-64, female 68.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 446,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 427,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 447,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 427,287 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 68.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 427,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 447,602 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 18.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Myanmar?
- Number of stillbirths in Myanmar was 11,739 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 18,687 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,739 in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of stillbirths?
- Myanmar ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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