In 2021, the stillbirth rate of the United Kingdom (number of stillbirths per 1,000 live births and stillbirths) was 4.1, compared with the previous year when it was 3.9, the joint-lowest rate throughout this period. By contrast, the stillbirth rate was highest in 1961, when it was 19.3.
Stillbirth rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021
Characteristic
Stillbirth rate (stillbirths per 1,000 live births and stillbirths)
2021
4.1
2020
3.9
2019
3.9
2018
4
2017
4.2
2016
4.4
2015
4.4
2014
4.6
2013
4.6
2012
4.8
2011
5.2
2010
5.1
2009
5.2
2008
5.1
2007
5.2
2006
5.3
2005
5.3
2004
5.7
2003
5.7
2002
5.6
2001
5.3
2000
5.3
1999
5.3
1998
5.4
1997
5.3
1996
5.5
1995
5.6
1994
5.8
1993
5.7
1992
4.4
1991
4.7
1990
4.6
1989
4.7
1988
4.9
1987
5
1986
5.3
1985
5.6
1984
5.7
1983
5.8
1982
6.2
1981
6.6
1980
7.2
1979
7.9
1978
8.5
1977
9.4
1976
9.7
1975
10.5
1974
11.3
1973
11.7
1972
12.2
1971
12.6
1970
13.1
1969
13.3
1968
14.4
1967
15
1966
15.5
1965
16.1
1964
16.6
1963
17.5
1962
18.4
1961
19.3
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Stillbirth rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298017/stillbirth-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Stillbirth rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298017/stillbirth-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Stillbirth rate in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298017/stillbirth-rate-uk/
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