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Table 1 Stillbirth rate estimates by Global Network region, 2010–2016 and rate of average annual decline

From: Trends and determinants of stillbirth in developing countries: results from the Global Network’s Population-Based Birth Registry

 

Estimated Stillbirth Risk/1000 (95% CI)a

Total

Africa

India

Pakistan

Guatemala

Total

28.0 (26.6, 29.5)

21.3 (18.7, 24.4)

25.3 (24.0, 26.7)

56.9 (52.6, 61.6)

19.9 (17.5, 22.6)

2010

31.7 (29.5, 34.2)

24.5 (19.9, 30.2)

31.3 (28.5, 34.4)

58.4 (52.0, 65.5)

22.7 (19.5, 26.5)

2011

28.0 (25.7, 30.5)

19.0 (15.2, 23.7)

24.4 (22.0, 27.1)

62.0 (54.9, 70.1)

21.3 (17.4, 26.0)

2012

28.2 (25.6, 31.1)

24.6 (20.3, 29.9)

26.0 (24.1, 28.0)

57.7 (51.8, 64.3)

17.1 (12.5, 23.5)

2013

27.3 (25.2, 29.6)

21.5 (17.6, 26.3)

23.9 (22.1, 25.7)

62.0 (53.6, 71.8)

17.5 (14.4, 21.3)

2014

26.8 (24.8, 29.0)

20.8 (16.7, 25.8)

23.4 (20.7, 26.5)

59.2 (53.9, 65.0)

17.9 (15.1, 21.2)

2015

27.6 (25.2, 30.2)

19.2 (15.1, 24.5)

25.4 (22.5, 28.6)

52.7 (47.0, 59.0)

22.6 (18.4, 27.8)

2016

26.4 (24.4, 28.5)

20.5 (17.4, 24.1)

23.8 (20.9, 27.1)

47.7 (41.5, 54.8)

20.9 (17.4, 25.1)

Average Annual Decline (%)

3.0%

2.9%

4.5%

3.3%

1.4%

  1. aStillbirth rate estimates and 95% confidence intervals are obtained from a logistic regression model adjusting for region, year and the interaction of region by year with generalized estimating equations to control for cluster level effects