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In this study, we expanded the global stillbirth database and used a new approach to estimate stillbirth rates for all countries during the period 2000–19. We extended and updated the database with more than 2800 country-year datapoints from 171 countries, building on those provided by WHO in 2016.
Around 1.9 million stillbirths – babies born with no sign of life at 28 weeks of pregnancy or later – occurred worldwide in 2021. Many of these might have been prevented with proper care. According to the latest data, the global stillbirth rate last year was 13.9 stillbirths per 1,000 total births.
17 lut 2024 · Every day in 2021, over 5,000 babies were stillborn at 28 weeks or more of gestation. That’s a staggering 1.9 million babies stillborn in just one year. Two in five of these babies died during labour – what is known as intrapartum stillbirth.
There are nearly 1.9 million stillbirths every year with over 40 per cent of all stillbirths occur during labour. The majority of stillbirths could be prevented with quality and respectful care during childbirth.
13 mar 2024 · This dataset includes annual estimates for number and rates of stillbirth at ≥ 20 and ≥ 28 weeks gestation from 1990-2021. For additional GBD results and resources, visit the GBD 2021 Data Resources page.
8 lut 2023 · 10 Things to Know. 1. How many babies are we losing to stillbirth every year? In 2021, almost 1.9 million babies were stillbirth at 28 weeks or more of gestation. 2. Where are most stillbirths taking place? Mothers in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia suffered nearly 8 in 10 (77%) of the documented stillbirths taking place in 2021.
If current trends continue, 15.9 million babies will be stillborn; nearly half of these (7.7 million, 48%) will occur in sub-Saharan Africa. With quality health care throughout pregnancy and childbirth, most stillbirths are preventable.
