Stillbirth rate in Kuwait

Kuwait: Stillbirth rate was 0.52 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.52 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
130th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.6671 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
0.52 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Kuwait, 2000–2023

00.20.40.62000201120232000: 0.667 deaths per 100 births2001: 0.639 deaths per 100 births2002: 0.62 deaths per 100 births2003: 0.611 deaths per 100 births2004: 0.6 deaths per 100 births2005: 0.59 deaths per 100 births2006: 0.583 deaths per 100 births2007: 0.577 deaths per 100 births2008: 0.569 deaths per 100 births2009: 0.561 deaths per 100 births2010: 0.553 deaths per 100 births2011: 0.543 deaths per 100 births2012: 0.534 deaths per 100 births2013: 0.529 deaths per 100 births2014: 0.526 deaths per 100 births2015: 0.527 deaths per 100 births2016: 0.529 deaths per 100 births2017: 0.529 deaths per 100 births2018: 0.528 deaths per 100 births2019: 0.527 deaths per 100 births2020: 0.527 deaths per 100 births2021: 0.526 deaths per 100 births2022: 0.523 deaths per 100 births2023: 0.52 deaths per 100 births

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.52 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Kuwait peaked at 0.6671 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.52 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

Kuwait ranks 130th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6017 deaths per 100 births 0.5612 deaths per 100 births 0.6671 deaths per 100 births 10
2010s 0.5324 deaths per 100 births 0.5257 deaths per 100 births 0.5527 deaths per 100 births 10
2020s 0.524 deaths per 100 births 0.52 deaths per 100 births 0.5275 deaths per 100 births 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 127 Iran 0.5422 deaths per 100 births compare
  2. 128 Bahrain 0.5282 deaths per 100 births compare
  3. 129 Nauru 0.5242 deaths per 100 births compare
  4. 131 Maldives 0.5147 deaths per 100 births compare
  5. 132 Argentina 0.509 deaths per 100 births compare
  6. 133 Oman 0.5077 deaths per 100 births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Kuwait?
Stillbirth rate in Kuwait was 0.52 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.6671 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.52 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Kuwait rank for stillbirth rate?
Kuwait ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.