Number of stillbirths in Myanmar

Myanmar: Number of stillbirths was 11,739 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11,739
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
32nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
18,687
in 2000
All-time low
11,739
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of stillbirths in Myanmar, 2000–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201120232000: 18.7k2001: 18.4k2002: 18.1k2003: 17.3k2004: 16.5k2005: 15.9k2006: 15.4k2007: 15.1k2008: 14.7k2009: 14.3k2010: 14.0k2011: 13.8k2012: 13.7k2013: 13.7k2014: 13.6k2015: 13.6k2016: 13.5k2017: 13.2k2018: 13.0k2019: 12.7k2020: 12.4k2021: 12.2k2022: 11.9k2023: 11.7k

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 29 Burkina Faso 14,017 compare
  2. 30 Mexico 13,029 compare
  3. 31 Iraq 12,712 compare
  4. 33 Guinea 11,338 compare
  5. 34 Malawi 10,641 compare
  6. 35 Zimbabwe 9,833 compare

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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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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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