Global Stillbirth Rate Trends 2014

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	Somalia	3.622 per 1,000 births
2	Ethiopia	3.577 per 1,000 births
3	Pakistan	3.462 per 1,000 births
4	Guinea-Bissau	3.437 per 1,000 births
5	Central African Republic	3.328 per 1,000 births
6	Djibouti	3.275 per 1,000 births
7	Chad	3.174 per 1,000 births
8	Afghanistan	2.978 per 1,000 births
9	South Sudan	2.878 per 1,000 births
10	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	2.867 per 1,000 births
11	Bangladesh	2.772 per 1,000 births
12	Nigeria	2.687 per 1,000 births
13	Mali	2.656 per 1,000 births
14	Lesotho	2.627 per 1,000 births
15	Burundi	2.575 per 1,000 births
16	Liberia	2.569 per 1,000 births
17	Côte d'Ivoire	2.456 per 1,000 births
18	Guinea	2.448 per 1,000 births
19	Sudan	2.356 per 1,000 births
20	Ghana	2.337 per 1,000 births
21	Comoros	2.295 per 1,000 births
22	Togo	2.279 per 1,000 births
23	Sierra Leone	2.27 per 1,000 births
24	Yemen	2.22 per 1,000 births
25	Gambia	2.195 per 1,000 births
26	Niger	2.175 per 1,000 births
27	Benin	2.137 per 1,000 births
28	Tanzania	2.103 per 1,000 births
29	Burkina Faso	2.078 per 1,000 births
30	Senegal	2.062 per 1,000 births
31	Papua New Guinea	2.036 per 1,000 births
32	Cameroon	2.004 per 1,000 births
33	Angola	1.994 per 1,000 births
34	Zimbabwe	1.948 per 1,000 births
35	Nepal	1.944 per 1,000 births
36	Uganda	1.929 per 1,000 births
37	Kenya	1.924 per 1,000 births
38	Haiti	1.901 per 1,000 births
39	Mozambique	1.876 per 1,000 births
40	Rwanda	1.871 per 1,000 births
41	Mauritania	1.864 per 1,000 births
42	India	1.843 per 1,000 births
43	Equatorial Guinea	1.843 per 1,000 births
44	Madagascar	1.818 per 1,000 births
45	Malawi	1.752 per 1,000 births
46	Laos	1.727 per 1,000 births
47	Eritrea	1.705 per 1,000 births
48	South Africa	1.678 per 1,000 births
49	Namibia	1.665 per 1,000 births
50	Zambia	1.631 per 1,000 births
51	Cambodia	1.616 per 1,000 births
52	Botswana	1.506 per 1,000 births
53	Timor-Leste	1.505 per 1,000 births
54	Congo	1.488 per 1,000 births
55	Morocco	1.456 per 1,000 births
56	Eswatini	1.456 per 1,000 births
57	Jamaica	1.452 per 1,000 births
58	Myanmar	1.427 per 1,000 births
59	Guatemala	1.421 per 1,000 births
60	Gabon	1.405 per 1,000 births
61	Guyana	1.398 per 1,000 births
62	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.349 per 1,000 births
63	Armenia	1.336 per 1,000 births
64	Micronesia (Fed. States of)	1.319 per 1,000 births
65	Vanuatu	1.299 per 1,000 births
66	Iraq	1.25 per 1,000 births
67	Solomon Islands	1.249 per 1,000 births
68	Dominica	1.228 per 1,000 births
69	Marshall Islands	1.227 per 1,000 births
70	Syrian Arab Republic	1.217 per 1,000 births
71	Azerbaijan	1.189 per 1,000 births
72	Saint Lucia	1.178 per 1,000 births
73	Montserrat	1.171 per 1,000 births
74	Philippines	1.158 per 1,000 births
75	Nicaragua	1.153 per 1,000 births
76	Sao Tome and Principe	1.15 per 1,000 births
77	Dominican Republic	1.15 per 1,000 births
78	Suriname	1.143 per 1,000 births
79	Tunisia	1.131 per 1,000 births
80	Bahamas	1.117 per 1,000 births
81	Paraguay	1.117 per 1,000 births
82	Niue	1.115 per 1,000 births
83	State of Palestine	1.062 per 1,000 births
84	Tuvalu	1.051 per 1,000 births
85	Indonesia	1.045 per 1,000 births
86	El Salvador	1.039 per 1,000 births
87	Bhutan	1.025 per 1,000 births
88	Egypt	1.022 per 1,000 births
89	Algeria	1.021 per 1,000 births
90	Bolivia	1.021 per 1,000 births
91	Trinidad and Tobago	1.009 per 1,000 births
92	Kiribati	1.007 per 1,000 births
93	Cabo Verde	1.006 per 1,000 births
94	Ecuador	0.998 per 1,000 births
95	Tajikistan	0.992 per 1,000 births
96	Grenada	0.976 per 1,000 births
97	Mauritius	0.976 per 1,000 births
98	Honduras	0.947 per 1,000 births
99	Samoa	0.942 per 1,000 births
100	North Korea	0.919 per 1,000 births
101	Uzbekistan	0.916 per 1,000 births
102	Venezuela	0.906 per 1,000 births
103	Republic of Moldova	0.871 per 1,000 births
104	Palau	0.865 per 1,000 births
105	Seychelles	0.865 per 1,000 births
106	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.859 per 1,000 births
107	Jordan	0.837 per 1,000 births
108	Fiji	0.822 per 1,000 births
109	Lebanon	0.82 per 1,000 births
110	Turkmenistan	0.816 per 1,000 births
111	Libya	0.813 per 1,000 births
112	Antigua and Barbuda	0.81 per 1,000 births
113	Belize	0.81 per 1,000 births
114	Brazil	0.793 per 1,000 births
115	China	0.788 per 1,000 births
116	Colombia	0.788 per 1,000 births
117	Tonga	0.78 per 1,000 births
118	Vietnam	0.78 per 1,000 births
119	Peru	0.773 per 1,000 births
120	Kyrgyzstan	0.754 per 1,000 births
121	British Virgin Islands	0.745 per 1,000 births
122	Turks and Caicos Islands	0.727 per 1,000 births
123	Nauru	0.723 per 1,000 births
124	Cook Islands	0.717 per 1,000 births
125	Georgia	0.702 per 1,000 births
126	Mexico	0.691 per 1,000 births
127	Kazakhstan	0.645 per 1,000 births
128	Sri Lanka	0.643 per 1,000 births
129	Maldives	0.635 per 1,000 births
130	Qatar	0.632 per 1,000 births
131	Iran	0.619 per 1,000 births
132	Cuba	0.612 per 1,000 births
133	North Macedonia	0.6 per 1,000 births
134	Bulgaria	0.584 per 1,000 births
135	Mongolia	0.576 per 1,000 births
136	Bahrain	0.576 per 1,000 births
137	Panama	0.565 per 1,000 births
138	Oman	0.553 per 1,000 births
139	Anguilla	0.533 per 1,000 births
140	United Arab Emirates	0.532 per 1,000 births
141	Kuwait	0.526 per 1,000 births
142	Argentina	0.521 per 1,000 births
143	Barbados	0.51 per 1,000 births
144	Saudi Arabia	0.509 per 1,000 births
145	Turkey	0.505 per 1,000 births
146	Uruguay	0.483 per 1,000 births
147	Costa Rica	0.475 per 1,000 births
148	Ukraine	0.473 per 1,000 births
149	Serbia	0.451 per 1,000 births
150	Montenegro	0.44 per 1,000 births
151	Thailand	0.439 per 1,000 births
152	Malaysia	0.434 per 1,000 births
153	Brunei Darussalam	0.416 per 1,000 births
154	Albania	0.414 per 1,000 births
155	Russia	0.408 per 1,000 births
156	Romania	0.383 per 1,000 births
157	Latvia	0.379 per 1,000 births
158	Hungary	0.359 per 1,000 births
159	Luxembourg	0.35 per 1,000 births
160	Malta	0.332 per 1,000 births
161	Ireland	0.326 per 1,000 births
162	Chile	0.32 per 1,000 births
163	United Kingdom	0.318 per 1,000 births
164	Greece	0.318 per 1,000 births
165	Croatia	0.309 per 1,000 births
166	Lithuania	0.309 per 1,000 births
167	Belgium	0.308 per 1,000 births
168	Slovakia	0.304 per 1,000 births
169	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.291 per 1,000 births
170	France	0.29 per 1,000 births
171	Sweden	0.29 per 1,000 births
172	Canada	0.289 per 1,000 births
173	New Zealand	0.286 per 1,000 births
174	United States	0.284 per 1,000 births
175	Cyprus	0.281 per 1,000 births
176	Israel	0.279 per 1,000 births
177	Australia	0.273 per 1,000 births
178	Norway	0.271 per 1,000 births
179	Slovenia	0.271 per 1,000 births
180	Czech Republic	0.266 per 1,000 births
181	Estonia	0.265 per 1,000 births
182	Andorra	0.262 per 1,000 births
183	Italy	0.26 per 1,000 births
184	Portugal	0.257 per 1,000 births
185	Poland	0.252 per 1,000 births
186	Denmark	0.242 per 1,000 births
187	Austria	0.242 per 1,000 births
188	San Marino	0.241 per 1,000 births
189	Spain	0.239 per 1,000 births
190	Netherlands	0.236 per 1,000 births
191	Germany	0.233 per 1,000 births
192	Switzerland	0.229 per 1,000 births
193	Belarus	0.225 per 1,000 births
194	Singapore	0.22 per 1,000 births
195	South Korea	0.202 per 1,000 births
196	Iceland	0.201 per 1,000 births
197	Finland	0.2 per 1,000 births
198	Japan	0.18 per 1,000 births
199	Monaco	0.157 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 2014, Somalia recorded the highest stillbirth rate among 199 countries, with a rate of 3.62 per 1,000 births, while the global range spanned from 0.16 to 3.62 per 1,000 births. The Global Stillbirth Rate Trends for 2014 showed an average rate of 1.13 per 1,000 births, providing a benchmark for understanding the disparities across different regions.

Socioeconomic Factors and High Stillbirth Rates

Countries with the highest stillbirth rates in 2014, such as Somalia (3.62), Ethiopia (3.58), and Pakistan (3.46), often share common socioeconomic challenges. These nations experience high levels of poverty, limited access to healthcare, and inadequate maternal care facilities. For instance, Somalia and Ethiopia are grappling with ongoing conflicts that disrupt healthcare services, while Pakistan faces infrastructure challenges that hinder access to quality prenatal care. These factors contribute significantly to higher stillbirth rates by limiting preventive and responsive healthcare measures.

Low Stillbirth Rates and Healthcare Excellence

On the opposite spectrum, countries like Monaco (0.16), Japan (0.18), and Finland (0.20) demonstrate some of the lowest stillbirth rates. These nations benefit from advanced healthcare systems, comprehensive maternal healthcare policies, and high socioeconomic standards. Japan and Finland are known for their robust public health systems, which prioritize maternal and child health through regular screenings and access to specialized care. The focus on preventive healthcare and early intervention helps maintain these low rates.

Year-Over-Year Trends and Notable Changes

The year 2014 witnessed an average global decrease in stillbirth rates by 0.02 per 1,000 births, equivalent to a 1.7% reduction. Zimbabwe achieved the most significant improvement, reducing its rate by 0.22 (-10.3%), likely due to enhanced healthcare initiatives and international aid focused on maternal health. Conversely, the Central African Republic saw the largest increase, with a rise of 0.14 (4.3%), possibly exacerbated by political instability and healthcare disruptions. Other notable decreases were recorded in Ethiopia (-0.12) and Nepal (-0.10), showcasing positive impacts from targeted health interventions and policy reforms.

Geographic Disparities and Policy Implications

Geographic disparities in stillbirth rates highlight the critical role of policy and infrastructure. African countries like Chad (3.17) and South Sudan (2.88) face significant challenges due to limited healthcare access and ongoing conflicts. In contrast, European countries such as Switzerland (0.23) and Germany (0.23) benefit from established healthcare systems and stable political environments. These disparities underscore the need for international cooperation and investment in healthcare infrastructure, particularly in regions with the highest rates. Policies focusing on improving healthcare access, maternal education, and socioeconomic development are crucial for reducing stillbirth rates globally.

Overall, the Global Stillbirth Rate Trends in 2014 reflect a complex interplay of socioeconomic, geographic, and healthcare factors. Addressing these issues through targeted policies and international collaboration remains vital for achieving significant reductions in stillbirth rates worldwide.

Frequently Asked Questions About Global Stillbirth Rate Trends in 2014

Which country had the highest stillbirth rate in 2014?

Somalia had the highest stillbirth rate in 2014, with 3.62 per 1,000 births.

Which country had the lowest stillbirth rate in 2014?

Monaco had the lowest stillbirth rate in 2014, with 0.16 per 1,000 births.

What was the average stillbirth rate across all countries in 2014?

The average stillbirth rate across all countries in 2014 was 1.13 per 1,000 births.

What was the median stillbirth rate in 2014?

The median stillbirth rate in 2014 was 0.92 per 1,000 births.

How many countries were included in the stillbirth rate dataset for 2014?

The dataset for 2014 included 199 countries.

Which countries were in the top three for stillbirth rates in 2014?

The top three countries for stillbirth rates in 2014 were Somalia, Ethiopia, and Pakistan.

Insights by country

Poland

In 2014, Poland ranked #185 globally with a stillbirth rate of 0.25172475 per 1,000 births. This figure is significantly higher than the top-ranked country, Japan, which has one of the lowest rates in the world. Contributing factors to Poland's stillbirth rate include economic challenges and access to prenatal care, which can affect maternal health outcomes.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria ranked #134 globally in 2014 with a stillbirth rate of 0.58444995 per 1,000 births. This rate is higher than that of many neighboring countries, indicating potential public health challenges. Contributing factors include Bulgaria's aging population and economic constraints that may affect maternal healthcare access and quality. Additionally, historical healthcare policies may have influenced the effectiveness of prenatal care services in the country.

Lesotho

In 2014, Lesotho had a global rank of #14 with a Global Stillbirth Rate of 2.6268716 per 1,000 births. This rate is significantly lower than the global average, indicating a relatively better performance in maternal and neonatal health compared to many other countries. Contributing factors include Lesotho's efforts to improve healthcare access and maternal care, although challenges such as high rates of HIV/AIDS and poverty continue to impact outcomes.

Mali

Mali ranked #13 globally in 2014 for Global Stillbirth Rate Trends, with a rate of 2.6564214 per 1,000 births. This figure is notably lower than many neighboring countries, indicating progress in maternal and neonatal health. Contributing factors include ongoing efforts to improve healthcare access in rural areas and initiatives aimed at increasing the availability of prenatal care, which are critical in a country facing significant economic and infrastructural challenges.

Monaco

In 2014, Monaco had a global stillbirth rate of 0.15676919 per 1,000 births, ranking #199 out of 199 countries. This figure is significantly lower than the global average, indicating a critical health achievement. Contributing factors include Monaco's high standard of living, advanced healthcare system, and comprehensive maternal health policies that prioritize prenatal care.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia ranked #2 in Global Stillbirth Rate Trends in 2014, with a rate of 3.576833 per 1,000 births. This figure is significantly lower than many countries in the region, reflecting improvements in maternal healthcare. Key drivers for this positive trend include increased access to prenatal services and government initiatives aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality rates.

Netherlands

In 2014, the Netherlands ranked #190 globally with a stillbirth rate of 0.23625949 per 1,000 births. This figure is notably higher than that of its neighbor Belgium, which has a more favorable rate, reflecting regional disparities in maternal health outcomes. Contributing factors to this statistic include the Netherlands' robust healthcare system and comprehensive prenatal care policies, which aim to reduce risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth.

Equatorial Guinea

In 2014, Equatorial Guinea had a global stillbirth rate of 1.8427391 per 1,000 births, ranking #43 out of 199 countries. This rate is significantly lower than the global average, indicating relatively better maternal health outcomes. Contributing factors include the country's investment in healthcare infrastructure and a focus on improving prenatal care, although challenges remain in access to quality medical services in rural areas.

New Zealand

In 2014, New Zealand ranked #173 globally for Global Stillbirth Rate Trends, with a rate of 0.28597024 per 1,000 births. This figure is significantly lower than that of countries with the highest stillbirth rates, indicating a relative advantage in maternal and child health. Factors contributing to New Zealand's performance include its robust healthcare system, comprehensive prenatal care policies, and a focus on reducing health disparities among different populations.

Pakistan

In 2014, Pakistan ranked #3 globally with a stillbirth rate of 3.461911 per 1,000 births. This rate is significantly higher than many neighboring countries, indicating serious challenges in maternal and infant healthcare. Contributing factors include limited access to quality prenatal care, high rates of poverty, and ongoing conflicts that disrupt healthcare delivery.

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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