Global Stillbirth Rate Trends 2013

Explore global trends in stillbirth rates, highlighting improvements or setbacks over time across different countries.

199 data points•Updated 9/28/2026•Global Coverage•Stillbirth rate | Our World in Data•

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Complete Data Rankings

Rank
1	Ethiopia	3.698 per 1,000 births
2	Somalia	3.676 per 1,000 births
3	Pakistan	3.518 per 1,000 births
4	Guinea-Bissau	3.517 per 1,000 births
5	Djibouti	3.313 per 1,000 births
6	Chad	3.274 per 1,000 births
7	Central African Republic	3.191 per 1,000 births
8	Afghanistan	3.051 per 1,000 births
9	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	2.915 per 1,000 births
10	South Sudan	2.885 per 1,000 births
11	Bangladesh	2.807 per 1,000 births
12	Lesotho	2.683 per 1,000 births
13	Mali	2.673 per 1,000 births
14	Nigeria	2.663 per 1,000 births
15	Liberia	2.581 per 1,000 births
16	Burundi	2.579 per 1,000 births
17	Côte d'Ivoire	2.495 per 1,000 births
18	Guinea	2.469 per 1,000 births
19	Sudan	2.397 per 1,000 births
20	Ghana	2.351 per 1,000 births
21	Comoros	2.321 per 1,000 births
22	Togo	2.316 per 1,000 births
23	Sierra Leone	2.308 per 1,000 births
24	Benin	2.242 per 1,000 births
25	Gambia	2.232 per 1,000 births
26	Yemen	2.208 per 1,000 births
27	Zimbabwe	2.173 per 1,000 births
28	Niger	2.166 per 1,000 births
29	Burkina Faso	2.149 per 1,000 births
30	Tanzania	2.136 per 1,000 births
31	Senegal	2.119 per 1,000 births
32	Papua New Guinea	2.061 per 1,000 births
33	Nepal	2.047 per 1,000 births
34	Angola	2.036 per 1,000 births
35	Cameroon	2.027 per 1,000 births
36	Uganda	1.965 per 1,000 births
37	Haiti	1.938 per 1,000 births
38	Kenya	1.918 per 1,000 births
39	India	1.903 per 1,000 births
40	Mozambique	1.894 per 1,000 births
41	Mauritania	1.877 per 1,000 births
42	Equatorial Guinea	1.845 per 1,000 births
43	Rwanda	1.823 per 1,000 births
44	Madagascar	1.817 per 1,000 births
45	Laos	1.789 per 1,000 births
46	Malawi	1.781 per 1,000 births
47	Eritrea	1.725 per 1,000 births
48	South Africa	1.697 per 1,000 births
49	Cambodia	1.672 per 1,000 births
50	Zambia	1.654 per 1,000 births
51	Namibia	1.617 per 1,000 births
52	Botswana	1.516 per 1,000 births
53	Congo	1.501 per 1,000 births
54	Morocco	1.485 per 1,000 births
55	Timor-Leste	1.482 per 1,000 births
56	Jamaica	1.466 per 1,000 births
57	Eswatini	1.458 per 1,000 births
58	Gabon	1.438 per 1,000 births
59	Myanmar	1.436 per 1,000 births
60	Guatemala	1.431 per 1,000 births
61	Guyana	1.414 per 1,000 births
62	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.352 per 1,000 births
63	Armenia	1.348 per 1,000 births
64	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	1.344 per 1,000 births
65	Vanuatu	1.287 per 1,000 births
66	Iraq	1.268 per 1,000 births
67	Solomon Islands	1.263 per 1,000 births
68	Marshall Islands	1.254 per 1,000 births
69	Azerbaijan	1.227 per 1,000 births
70	Dominica	1.218 per 1,000 births
71	Syrian Arab Republic	1.215 per 1,000 births
72	Montserrat	1.2 per 1,000 births
73	Saint Lucia	1.194 per 1,000 births
74	Sao Tome and Principe	1.186 per 1,000 births
75	Nicaragua	1.185 per 1,000 births
76	Philippines	1.177 per 1,000 births
77	Bahamas	1.176 per 1,000 births
78	Dominican Republic	1.161 per 1,000 births
79	Paraguay	1.152 per 1,000 births
80	Suriname	1.149 per 1,000 births
81	Tunisia	1.142 per 1,000 births
82	Niue	1.138 per 1,000 births
83	State of Palestine	1.083 per 1,000 births
84	Tuvalu	1.082 per 1,000 births
85	Indonesia	1.077 per 1,000 births
86	El Salvador	1.077 per 1,000 births
87	Bolivia	1.074 per 1,000 births
88	Algeria	1.068 per 1,000 births
89	Bhutan	1.057 per 1,000 births
90	Egypt	1.052 per 1,000 births
91	Cabo Verde	1.034 per 1,000 births
92	Tajikistan	1.028 per 1,000 births
93	Kiribati	1.024 per 1,000 births
94	Ecuador	1.024 per 1,000 births
95	Trinidad and Tobago	1.02 per 1,000 births
96	Honduras	0.982 per 1,000 births
97	Grenada	0.968 per 1,000 births
98	Samoa	0.953 per 1,000 births
99	Mauritius	0.949 per 1,000 births
100	North Korea	0.946 per 1,000 births
101	Uzbekistan	0.941 per 1,000 births
102	Venezuela	0.92 per 1,000 births
103	Republic of Moldova	0.894 per 1,000 births
104	Fiji	0.893 per 1,000 births
105	Seychelles	0.884 per 1,000 births
106	Palau	0.868 per 1,000 births
107	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.863 per 1,000 births
108	China	0.861 per 1,000 births
109	Jordan	0.85 per 1,000 births
110	Belize	0.834 per 1,000 births
111	Turkmenistan	0.824 per 1,000 births
112	Libya	0.82 per 1,000 births
113	Antigua and Barbuda	0.82 per 1,000 births
114	Lebanon	0.82 per 1,000 births
115	Brazil	0.812 per 1,000 births
116	Colombia	0.806 per 1,000 births
117	Vietnam	0.801 per 1,000 births
118	Kyrgyzstan	0.79 per 1,000 births
119	Tonga	0.79 per 1,000 births
120	Peru	0.788 per 1,000 births
121	Georgia	0.76 per 1,000 births
122	Nauru	0.758 per 1,000 births
123	British Virgin Islands	0.751 per 1,000 births
124	Turks and Caicos Islands	0.743 per 1,000 births
125	Cook Islands	0.726 per 1,000 births
126	Mexico	0.702 per 1,000 births
127	Kazakhstan	0.666 per 1,000 births
128	Maldives	0.659 per 1,000 births
129	Sri Lanka	0.656 per 1,000 births
130	Iran	0.634 per 1,000 births
131	Cuba	0.634 per 1,000 births
132	Qatar	0.624 per 1,000 births
133	Mongolia	0.621 per 1,000 births
134	Bulgaria	0.602 per 1,000 births
135	North Macedonia	0.594 per 1,000 births
136	Bahrain	0.586 per 1,000 births
137	Panama	0.579 per 1,000 births
138	Oman	0.568 per 1,000 births
139	Anguilla	0.542 per 1,000 births
140	Turkey	0.537 per 1,000 births
141	United Arab Emirates	0.531 per 1,000 births
142	Kuwait	0.529 per 1,000 births
143	Saudi Arabia	0.525 per 1,000 births
144	Barbados	0.523 per 1,000 births
145	Argentina	0.518 per 1,000 births
146	Costa Rica	0.488 per 1,000 births
147	Ukraine	0.482 per 1,000 births
148	Uruguay	0.479 per 1,000 births
149	Serbia	0.456 per 1,000 births
150	Thailand	0.452 per 1,000 births
151	Montenegro	0.445 per 1,000 births
152	Albania	0.433 per 1,000 births
153	Malaysia	0.431 per 1,000 births
154	Russia	0.423 per 1,000 births
155	Brunei Darussalam	0.408 per 1,000 births
156	Romania	0.399 per 1,000 births
157	Latvia	0.391 per 1,000 births
158	Hungary	0.351 per 1,000 births
159	Luxembourg	0.35 per 1,000 births
160	Malta	0.338 per 1,000 births
161	United Kingdom	0.336 per 1,000 births
162	Ireland	0.332 per 1,000 births
163	Chile	0.33 per 1,000 births
164	Greece	0.324 per 1,000 births
165	Lithuania	0.315 per 1,000 births
166	Belgium	0.308 per 1,000 births
167	Croatia	0.308 per 1,000 births
168	Slovakia	0.307 per 1,000 births
169	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.295 per 1,000 births
170	United States	0.295 per 1,000 births
171	New Zealand	0.291 per 1,000 births
172	Sweden	0.29 per 1,000 births
173	Canada	0.287 per 1,000 births
174	France	0.286 per 1,000 births
175	Israel	0.282 per 1,000 births
176	Cyprus	0.279 per 1,000 births
177	Australia	0.279 per 1,000 births
178	Poland	0.273 per 1,000 births
179	Slovenia	0.273 per 1,000 births
180	Norway	0.272 per 1,000 births
181	Estonia	0.27 per 1,000 births
182	Andorra	0.268 per 1,000 births
183	Spain	0.265 per 1,000 births
184	Czech Republic	0.262 per 1,000 births
185	Portugal	0.256 per 1,000 births
186	Italy	0.25 per 1,000 births
187	Denmark	0.249 per 1,000 births
188	Austria	0.245 per 1,000 births
189	San Marino	0.245 per 1,000 births
190	Netherlands	0.244 per 1,000 births
191	Germany	0.232 per 1,000 births
192	Switzerland	0.226 per 1,000 births
193	Singapore	0.225 per 1,000 births
194	Belarus	0.225 per 1,000 births
195	South Korea	0.206 per 1,000 births
196	Iceland	0.2 per 1,000 births
197	Finland	0.198 per 1,000 births
198	Japan	0.184 per 1,000 births
199	Monaco	0.167 per 1,000 births

↑Top 10 Countries

Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.

↓Bottom 10 Countries

Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.

Analysis & Context

In 2013, Ethiopia recorded the highest rate in the Global Stillbirth Rate Trends with a value of 3.70 per 1,000 births, while Monaco had the lowest at 0.17. The global range for this metric spans significantly, underscoring disparities in maternal health across countries. The global average stillbirth rate for 2013 stood at 1.15 per 1,000 births, providing a benchmark for understanding these variations.

Economic and Healthcare Disparities

Economic status and healthcare infrastructure significantly influence stillbirth rates across different countries. In Ethiopia and Somalia, with stillbirth rates of 3.70 and 3.68 respectively, the high rates can often be linked to limited access to quality prenatal care and healthcare facilities. These countries face challenges such as poor healthcare infrastructure and insufficient healthcare personnel, which contribute to higher stillbirth rates.

Conversely, nations like Monaco and Japan, with rates of 0.17 and 0.18 respectively, benefit from robust healthcare systems and high economic stability, allowing for better maternal care and lower stillbirth incidents. The stark contrast in these figures highlights the critical role that economic and healthcare systems play in maternal health outcomes.

Geopolitical Instability and Its Effects

Geopolitical instability is another significant factor affecting stillbirth rates. Countries like the Central African Republic and Afghanistan, with stillbirth rates of 3.19 and 3.05 respectively, are often plagued by conflict and political instability. Such conditions can disrupt healthcare services, making it difficult for expecting mothers to access necessary prenatal and delivery care. This lack of access can lead to increased risks of complications during pregnancy and childbirth, thereby raising stillbirth rates.

In contrast, stable countries with lower stillbirth rates, such as Finland and Iceland, with rates of 0.20 each, enjoy the benefits of peace and strong governance, which facilitate the provision of high-quality healthcare services.

Year-over-Year Changes and Influences

Analyzing year-over-year changes, Benin experienced the most significant decrease in stillbirth rates, dropping by 0.13 (-5.4%). This improvement can be attributed to enhanced healthcare initiatives and international support aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality. Similarly, Zimbabwe and Nepal saw reductions of 0.11 and 0.10 respectively, reflecting successful health interventions and increased focus on maternal health.

Conversely, the Central African Republic saw a notable increase of 0.12 (+4.0%) in its stillbirth rate. This rise can be linked to ongoing conflicts and disruptions in healthcare services, underscoring the impact of political instability on health outcomes.

Policy and Health Initiatives

Countries with lower stillbirth rates often implement effective maternal health policies and initiatives. For instance, Singapore and Switzerland, with stillbirth rates of 0.23 and 0.23 respectively, have comprehensive maternal care programs that include regular prenatal check-ups, advanced medical technology, and well-trained healthcare professionals. These policies ensure early detection and management of potential pregnancy complications.

In contrast, countries with higher rates, such as Chad and Djibouti, with rates of 3.27 and 3.31 respectively, often lack the resources to implement such programs effectively. International aid and investment in healthcare infrastructure are crucial for these countries to improve their maternal health outcomes and reduce stillbirth rates.

Overall, the Global Stillbirth Rate Trends in 2013 highlight significant disparities driven by economic, geopolitical, and healthcare factors. Addressing these challenges requires a multifaceted approach, including policy reform, international cooperation, and investment in healthcare systems to ensure better maternal health outcomes worldwide.

Frequently Asked Questions About Global Stillbirth Rate Trends in 2013

Which country had the highest stillbirth rate in 2013?

Ethiopia had the highest stillbirth rate in 2013, with 3.7 per 1,000 births.

Which country had the lowest stillbirth rate in 2013?

Monaco had the lowest stillbirth rate in 2013, with 0.17 per 1,000 births.

What was the average stillbirth rate across all countries in 2013?

The average stillbirth rate across all countries in 2013 was 1.15 per 1,000 births.

What was the median stillbirth rate in 2013?

The median stillbirth rate in 2013 was 0.95 per 1,000 births.

Which countries were in the top 10 for highest stillbirth rates in 2013?

The top 10 countries for highest stillbirth rates in 2013 were Ethiopia, Somalia, Pakistan, Guinea-Bissau, Djibouti, Chad, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), and South Sudan.

Which countries were in the bottom 10 for lowest stillbirth rates in 2013?

The bottom 10 countries for lowest stillbirth rates in 2013 were Monaco, Japan, Finland, Iceland, South Korea, Belarus, Singapore, Switzerland, Germany, and Netherlands.

Insights by country

Guinea

In 2013, Guinea had a global stillbirth rate of 2.4688468 per 1,000 births, ranking #18 out of 199 countries. This rate is significantly higher than the global average, indicating challenges in maternal health compared to countries with lower rates, such as Japan. Contributing factors include limited access to quality prenatal care, high rates of poverty, and a healthcare system that faces significant resource constraints.

Antigua and Barbuda

In 2013, Antigua and Barbuda had a Global Stillbirth Rate of 0.8197388 per 1,000 births, ranking #113 out of 199 countries. This rate is notably lower than the global average, reflecting the nation's healthcare advancements. Contributing factors include improved maternal health services and a relatively high standard of living, which supports better prenatal care and education for expectant mothers.

United Arab Emirates

In 2013, the United Arab Emirates ranked #141 globally with a stillbirth rate of 0.53095526 per 1,000 births. This figure is notably lower than the global average, reflecting the country's advanced healthcare system compared to many developing nations. Contributing factors include significant investments in maternal health services, a high standard of living, and comprehensive prenatal care programs implemented by the government.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

In 2013, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranked #62 globally with a stillbirth rate of 1.3519014 per 1,000 births. This rate is relatively low compared to many countries in the Caribbean region, where stillbirth rates can be significantly higher. Contributing factors to this statistic include the country's access to healthcare services and maternal health programs, which have improved over recent years, alongside socio-economic conditions that support better prenatal care.

Andorra

In 2013, Andorra ranked #182 globally with a stillbirth rate of 0.26768976 per 1,000 births. This figure is significantly lower than the global average, indicating a relatively favorable health environment for expectant mothers. Factors contributing to this low rate include Andorra's high standard of living, access to quality healthcare, and a small population that allows for more personalized medical attention.

Canada

In 2013, Canada ranked #173 in the Global Stillbirth Rate Trends with a rate of 0.28700364 per 1,000 births. This figure is notably higher than many developed nations, reflecting challenges in maternal health and access to prenatal care compared to its neighbor, the United States. Contributing factors to Canada's stillbirth rate include regional disparities in healthcare access and the varying quality of maternal health services across provinces.

United States

In 2013, the United States ranked #170 globally for Global Stillbirth Rate Trends, with a rate of 0.294892 per 1,000 births. This figure is notably higher than many developed nations, suggesting challenges in maternal and infant health care. Contributing factors include disparities in access to prenatal care, socioeconomic inequalities, and varying health outcomes among different demographic groups within the country.

Turkey

In 2013, Turkey ranked #140 globally with a stillbirth rate of 0.5373063 per 1,000 births. This figure is notably higher than that of many developed nations, reflecting challenges in maternal and infant healthcare. Contributing factors include regional disparities in healthcare access, economic variations affecting healthcare investment, and ongoing conflicts that impact health infrastructure and services.

San Marino

In 2013, San Marino had a global stillbirth rate of 0.24486803 per 1,000 births, ranking #189 out of 199 countries. This rate is significantly lower than the global average, highlighting the challenges faced by countries with higher rates, such as Afghanistan, which ranks at the bottom. San Marino's favorable outcomes can be attributed to its robust healthcare system, high standards of maternal care, and a small population that allows for more personalized medical attention.

Serbia

In 2013, Serbia had a Global Stillbirth Rate of 0.4561143 per 1,000 births, ranking #149 out of 199 countries. This rate is notably higher than that of neighboring Croatia, which has made significant strides in maternal health. Contributing factors to Serbia's stillbirth rate include economic challenges, healthcare access disparities, and demographic trends such as a declining birth rate, which can strain maternal health services.

Data Source

Stillbirth rate | Our World in Data

Our World in Data is a research initiative that provides comprehensive global statistics on various development topics, including health, education, and the economy. The dataset on stillbirth rates offers country-level statistics that track the prevalence of stillbirths, helping to inform public health initiatives and policies.

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