 This study estimates national stillbirth rates, SBIRs, and numbers for 195 countries, including trends from 2000 to 2015. The estimated average global SBIR in 2015 was 18.4 per 1,000 births, down from 24.7 in 2000, 25.5 percent reduction. In 2015, an estimated 2.6 million, uncertainty ranged 2.4 to 3.0 million, babies were stillborn, giving a 19 percent decline in number since 2000 with the slowest progress in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study highlights that 98 percent of all stillbirths occur in low-income and middle-income countries, 77 percent in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite some progress, the reduction in stillbirths remains slow and insufficient to meet national targets such as for ENAP. The study calls for further improvement in data quality and comparability, and linking this to accountability processes including the sustainable development goals. This article was authored by Dr. Hannah Blenka, MRCPCH, Professor Simon Cussens, Dip Math Stat, Fiorella Bianchi-Jasir, Master of Science, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.