Number of stillbirths in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Number of stillbirths was 26,188 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
26,188
Change on year
down 3.7%
All-time high
43,002
in 2000
All-time low
26,188
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of stillbirths in Post-demographic dividend, 2000–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201120232000: 43.0k2001: 41.3k2002: 40.0k2003: 39.2k2004: 38.5k2005: 37.3k2006: 37.3k2007: 37.2k2008: 37.5k2009: 36.2k2010: 35.3k2011: 34.5k2012: 34.1k2013: 33.0k2014: 32.2k2015: 31.7k2016: 31.4k2017: 30.4k2018: 29.5k2019: 28.7k2020: 28.1k2021: 28.2k2022: 27.2k2023: 26.2k

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

The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Post-demographic dividend is 26,188, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 43,002 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26,188, in 2023.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38,751 36,207 43,002 10
2010s 32,084 28,711 35,341 10
2020s 27,415 26,188 28,220 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of stillbirths in Post-demographic dividend?
Number of stillbirths in Post-demographic dividend was 26,188 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 Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 43,002 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 26,188 in 2023.
Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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