In 2021, there were 2,866 stillbirths recorded in the United Kingdom, 228 more than in the previous year which was also the fewest in the provided time period. The number of stillbirths was highest in 1961, when 18,601 were recorded.
Number of stillbirths in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of stillbirths
2021
2,866
2020
2,638
2019
2,763
2018
2,958
2017
3,200
2016
3,430
2015
3,434
2014
3,563
2013
3,628
2012
3,938
2011
4,201
2010
4,110
2009
4,124
2008
4,057
2007
4,027
2006
3,987
2005
3,864
2004
4,116
2003
4,016
2002
3,772
2001
3,572
2000
3,594
1999
3,723
1998
3,890
1997
3,889
1996
4,073
1995
4,142
1994
4,347
1993
4,392
1992
3,424
1991
3,746
1990
3,720
1989
3,688
1988
3,876
1987
3,932
1986
4,059
1985
4,189
1984
4,183
1983
4,214
1982
4,512
1981
4,884
1980
5,502
1979
5,846
1978
5,875
1977
6,268
1976
6,616
1975
7,435
1974
8,399
1973
9,198
1972
10,286
1971
11,516
1970
12,044
1969
12,439
1968
13,814
1967
14,666
1966
15,382
1965
16,336
1964
17,126
1963
17,649
1962
18,331
1961
18,601
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Number of stillbirths in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281977/number-of-stillbirths-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of stillbirths in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281977/number-of-stillbirths-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of stillbirths in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281977/number-of-stillbirths-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Stillbirths in The United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281977/number-of-stillbirths-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of stillbirths in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281977/number-of-stillbirths-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
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