Ninety-eight percent of the 7,000 still births that occur each day occur in developing countries, said in a packet.
The real figure could be even higher since this estimate is based on World Health Organization (WHO) definition, that a baby born dead, compared to an abortion after 28 weeks of gestation.
But the richest countries into account gestation stillborn around 22 weeks.
If this definition were used, "the total number of stillbirths worldwide would be about 45 percent higher," said Lancet.
Finland, 2.0 stillbirths per 1,000 births, the lowest in the world, while Nigeria and Pakistan, with more than 40 per 1,000, are the highest.
About half of global stillbirths occur as a result of complications during childbirth, the risk has been virtually eliminated in high-income countries.
The number of countries The Lancet suggests rally behind a goal of reducing fetal deaths in 2020, including efforts in the field of maternal and neonatal health incorporating stillbirths in vital statistics.
The real figure could be even higher since this estimate is based on World Health Organization (WHO) definition, that a baby born dead, compared to an abortion after 28 weeks of gestation.
But the richest countries into account gestation stillborn around 22 weeks.
If this definition were used, "the total number of stillbirths worldwide would be about 45 percent higher," said Lancet.
Finland, 2.0 stillbirths per 1,000 births, the lowest in the world, while Nigeria and Pakistan, with more than 40 per 1,000, are the highest.
About half of global stillbirths occur as a result of complications during childbirth, the risk has been virtually eliminated in high-income countries.
The number of countries The Lancet suggests rally behind a goal of reducing fetal deaths in 2020, including efforts in the field of maternal and neonatal health incorporating stillbirths in vital statistics.