Table.
Stillbirth rates and number of stillbirths globally and by region, 2000, 2010, and 2019
|
Stillbirth rate (stillbirths per 1000 total births) |
Number of stillbirths (thousands) |
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| 2000 | 2010 | 2019 | Percentage decrease 2000 to 2019 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019 | Percentage decrease 2000 to 2019 | Share of total stillbirths worldwide in 2019 | ||
| Global | 21·4 (20·0 to 23·7) | 16·8 (16·2 to 18·0) | 13·9 (13·5 to 15·4) | 35·1% (27·2 to 39·6) | 2880 (2688–3202) | 2357 (2272–2538) | 1966 (1919–2189) | 31·7% (23·3 to 36·5) | 100·0% (100·0–100·0) | |
| By region* | ||||||||||
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 28·2 (25·7 to 32·7) | 24·5 (22·5 to 27·8) | 21·7 (19·9 to 24·8) | 23·0% (15·4 to 30·6) | 805 (731 to 938) | 850 (778 to 968) | 856 (782 to 980) | −6·4% (−17·1 to 4·5) | 43·6% (39·5 to 46·1) | |
| Eastern and southern Africa | 27·3 (24·4 to 32·4) | 23·7 (21·6 to 27·3) | 20·5 (18·7 to 23·6) | 24·9% (16·0 to 33·8) | 395 (351 to 471) | 406 (368 to 468) | 390 (355 to 450) | 1·2% (−10·9 to 13·2) | 19·8% (17·4 to 21·7) | |
| West and central Africa | 29·0 (25·0 to 35·9) | 25·2 (22·1 to 30·1) | 22·8 (19·8 to 27·7) | 21·4% (9·0 to 32·9) | 410 (352 to 510) | 444 (387 to 534) | 466 (403 to 568) | −13·7% (−32·2 to 3·4) | 23·7% (20·2 to 26·7) | |
| Middle East and north Africa | 15·9 (14·0 to 19·2) | 12·2 (10·9 to 14·4) | 10·3 (9·1 to 12·3) | 35·3% (25·8 to 43·9) | 125 (110 to 151) | 116 (103 to 136) | 105 (92 to 125) | 16·4% (4·1 to 27·7) | 5·3% (4·5 to 6·1) | |
| South Asia | 32·1 (27·6 to 38·1) | 23·7 (22·3 to 26·4) | 18·2 (17·6 to 22·1) | 43·4% (26·3 to 50·1) | 1276 (1092 to 1526) | 893 (839 to 995) | 651 (630 to 796) | 49·0% (33·2 to 55·3) | 33·1% (31·5 to 37·8) | |
| East Asia and the Pacific | 14·2 (13·1 to 15·6) | 10·3 (9·7 to 11·1) | 7·0 (6·4 to 7·7) | 50·8% (45·1 to 55·9) | 458 (424 to 504) | 333 (313 to 358) | 213 (196 to 236) | 53·5% (48·0 to 58·3) | 10·8% (9·5 to 11·6) | |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 11·2 (10·5 to 12·4) | 9·0 (8·5 to 9·7) | 7·9 (7·4 to 8·8) | 29·3% (22·1 to 36·1) | 131 (122 to 144) | 98 (92 to 105) | 83 (78 to 92) | 36·3% (29·8 to 42·5) | 4·2% (3·7 to 4·6) | |
| North America | 3·3 (3·2 to 3·4) | 3·0 (2·9 to 3·0) | 3·0 (2·6-3·4) | 9·8% (−2·6 to 20·6) | 14 (14 to 15) | 13 (13 to 14) | 13 (11 to 15) | 9·3% (−3·3 to 20·2) | 0·7% (0·5 to 0·7) | |
| Europe and central Asia | 6·9 (6·5 to 7·5) | 4·9 (4·7 to 5·2) | 4·1 (3·9 to 4·4) | 41·2% (36·7 to 45·5) | 70 (66 to 77) | 55 (53 to 59) | 44 (42 to 48) | 37·1% (32·2 to 41·8) | 2·3% (2·0 to 2·4) | |
| Eastern Europe and central Asia | 9·7 (8·9 to 10·9) | 6·4 (6·0 to 7·0) | 5·0 (4·7 to 5·5) | 48·4% (43·0 to 53·4) | 52 (47 to 58) | 39 (37 to 42) | 30 (28 to 34) | 41·1% (34·8 to 46·8) | 1·5% (1·3 to 1·7) | |
| Western Europe | 3·9 (3·7 to 4·0) | 3·1 (3·1 to 3·2) | 2·9 (2·7 to 3·0) | 25·7% (21·1 to 29·9) | 19 (18 to 20) | 16 (16 to 17) | 14 (13 to 15) | 26·4% (21·9 to 30·5) | 0·7% (0·6 to 0·7) | |
| By income group† | ||||||||||
| Low income | 29·5 (26·6 to 34·7) | 25·7 (23·6 to 29·2) | 22·7 (20·9 to 25·6) | 23·1% (15·1 to 31·7) | 516 (464 to 610) | 534 (489 to 610) | 532 (490 to 603) | −3·1% (−14·2 to 8·7) | 27·1% (24·1 to 29·0) | |
| Lower-middle income | 28·0 (25·2 to 32·3) | 21·2 (20·1 to 23·4) | 17·1 (16·5 to 20·0) | 38·9% (26·5 to 45·0) | 1759 (1577 to 2037) | 1370 (1296 to 1514) | 1111 (1073 to 1303) | 36·8% (23·7 to 43·3) | 56·5% (54·8 to 60·4) | |
| Upper-middle income | 13·4 (12·6 to 14·4) | 9·7 (9·3 to 10·3) | 7·0 (6·6 to 7·6) | 47·6% (42·7 to 51·9) | 554 (522 to 599) | 409 (391 to 433) | 285 (269 to 309) | 48·6% (43·8 to 52·9) | 14·5% (12·9 to 15·3) | |
| High income | 3·9 (3·8 to 4·2) | 3·3 (3·2 to 3·4) | 3·0 (2·8 to 3·2) | 24·4% (19·4 to 28·9) | 51 (49 to 54) | 43 (42 to 46) | 38 (36 to 40) | 25·9% (21·0 to 30·4) | 1·9% (1·7 to 2·0) | |
Numbers in parentheses are 90% uncertainty intervals.
*
UNICEF regional classifications (appendix pp 7–8).
†
World Bank Group 2020 classification.