# Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

*PRI Rank #3 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #3 |
| 18m citations | 56 |
| Journal | The Lancet |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01925-1 |
| Corresponding authors | GBD 2021 Global Stillbirths Collaborators |
| Institution | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/pregnancy-and-preeclampsia-studies/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01925-1](https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01925-1)

## Topics

stillbirth · gestational age thresholds · 20 weeks' gestation · 28 weeks' gestation · Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 · neonatal mortality rate · stillbirth rate · spatiotemporal Gaussian process regression · vital registration systems · Socio-demographic Index · south Asia · sub-Saharan Africa · Miscarriage · maternal health coverage · data quality constraints · stillbirth definitions · stillbirth-to-neonatal mortality ratio

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