Stillbirth rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Stillbirth rate was 0.52 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Kuwait, 2000–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More population data for Kuwait
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 563,011 people (2100)
- Population density 538.83 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 488 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
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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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.