Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Stillbirth rate

Afghanistan
2.8 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Ethiopia
2.97 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
7th
Ethiopia rank
4th

Stillbirth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.97 deaths per 100 births against 2.8 deaths per 100 births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100 births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 196 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 3.6 deaths per 100 births 4.2 deaths per 100 births 0.5974 deaths per 100 births Ethiopia
2010s 2.94 deaths per 100 births 3.44 deaths per 100 births 0.4983 deaths per 100 births Ethiopia
2020s 2.81 deaths per 100 births 2.98 deaths per 100 births 0.177 deaths per 100 births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 2.97 deaths per 100 births against 2.8 deaths per 100 births in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
0.17 deaths per 100 births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for stillbirth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Stillbirth rate
Unit
deaths per 100 births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.