South Africa vs Tanzania: Stillbirth rate (Our World)

South Africa
1.87
in 2023
Tanzania
1.93
in 2023
South Africa rank
30th
Tanzania rank
27th

Stillbirth rate (Our World) over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
0123200020112023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.93 against 1.87 in South Africa, a difference of 0.06.

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

South Africa ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 27th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 1.91 2.41 0.5002 Tanzania
2010s 1.69 2.1 0.4118 Tanzania
2020s 1.83 1.97 0.1341 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, South Africa or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1.93 against 1.87 in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between South Africa and Tanzania?
0.06, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Tanzania rank globally for stillbirth rate?
South Africa ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Africa vs Tanzania: Stillbirth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/stillbirth-rate/south-africa/tanzania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/stillbirth-rate/south-africa/tanzania/">South Africa vs Tanzania: Stillbirth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Stillbirth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed