Number of stillbirths in World
World: Number of stillbirths was 1.91 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in World, 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
World recorded 1.91 million for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in World peaked at 3.13 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.91 million, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.84 million | 2.59 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.05 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million | 1.91 million | 2.00 million | 4 |
More health data for World
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.64 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.36 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.72 billion (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in World?
- Number of stillbirths in World was 1.91 million 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 million in 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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