Stillbirth statistics

The latest report on perinatal mortality in the UK during 2007 found the following:

A downward trend in the stillbirth rate from 5.7 per 1,000 total births in 2002–2004 to 5.2 per 1,000 total births in 2007. (This means that about 1 in every 200 babies are stillborn every year in the UK.)
3995 stillbirths, of which 290 were twins and 7 were triplets or higher order multiples
Continuing improvement in stillbirth rates among twin births, with a rate of 12.2 per 1,000 total births. This is encouraging in the context of increasing numbers of twins born in the UK from 2000 to 2007, although it is important to note that this increase in numbers may result in an increased contribution to stillbirth.
57% of these stillbirths were unexplained.

Source:
Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health. Perinatal Mortality 2007: United Kingdom. London: CEMACH; 2009. (http://www.cmace.org.uk/Publications/CEMACH-Publications/Maternal-and-Perinatal-Health.aspx)