Number of stillbirths in Sweden
Sweden: Number of stillbirths was 243 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 243, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Sweden peaked at 338 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 243, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 129th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 325.4 | 310 | 338 | 10 |
| 2010s | 320.4 | 288 | 338 | 10 |
| 2020s | 264.25 | 243 | 279 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Sweden?
- Number of stillbirths in Sweden was 243 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 338 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 243 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for number of stillbirths?
- Sweden ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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