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Stillbirth Rates by Country

Guinea-Bissau has the highest Still Birth Rate in 2021 (31.2 per 1k), followed by Pakistan (30.9 per 1k) and Somalia (28 per 1k). Monaco has the lowest (1.6 per 1k).

Health193 countries · 1 metricUpdated Mar 26, 2024Original page
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Still Birth RateBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
Year 2021193 of 235 countries
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Still Birth Rate, 2021

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 193 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
8.9 per 1k
Middle half 4.2 per 1k – 15 per 1k
Average
10.29 per 1k
193 countries
Lowest (best)
1.6 per 1k
Japan
Highest (worst)
31.2 per 1k
Guinea-Bissau

Data

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193 countries · # = rank by Still Birth Rate
#
1Japan1.6 per 1k
1Monaco1.6 per 1k
3South Korea1.7 per 1k
3San Marino1.7 per 1k
5Iceland1.8 per 1k
6Denmark1.9 per 1k
6Singapore1.9 per 1k
6Finland1.9 per 1k
6Estonia1.9 per 1k
10Norway2.1 per 1k
11Italy2.2 per 1k
11Spain2.2 per 1k
11Netherlands2.2 per 1k
11Portugal2.2 per 1k
11Belarus2.2 per 1k
16Andorra2.3 per 1k
17Australia2.4 per 1k
17Sweden2.4 per 1k
17Austria2.4 per 1k
17Switzerland2.4 per 1k
21Ireland2.5 per 1k
21Slovenia2.5 per 1k
23Poland2.6 per 1k
23Chile2.6 per 1k
23New Zealand2.6 per 1k
23Lithuania2.6 per 1k
23Cyprus2.6 per 1k
28United States2.7 per 1k
28United Kingdom2.7 per 1k
28Czechia2.7 per 1k
28Israel2.7 per 1k
28Qatar2.7 per 1k
28Bosnia and Herzegovina2.7 per 1k
34Germany2.8 per 1k
34Canada2.8 per 1k
36Belgium2.9 per 1k
36Malta2.9 per 1k
38Croatia3 per 1k
39France3.1 per 1k
39Greece3.1 per 1k
39Slovakia3.1 per 1k
42Russia3.3 per 1k
43Romania3.4 per 1k
43Latvia3.4 per 1k
43Montenegro3.4 per 1k
46Hungary3.6 per 1k
46Luxembourg3.6 per 1k
48North Macedonia3.8 per 1k
49Turkey4.2 per 1k
49Saudi Arabia4.2 per 1k
49Costa Rica4.2 per 1k
52Argentina4.3 per 1k
52Albania4.3 per 1k
54Mongolia4.4 per 1k
55United Arab Emirates4.7 per 1k
56Serbia4.8 per 1k
56Uruguay4.8 per 1k
56Maldives4.8 per 1k
59China4.9 per 1k
59Ukraine4.9 per 1k
59Brunei4.9 per 1k
62Malaysia5 per 1k
63Antigua and Barbuda5.2 per 1k
64Bulgaria5.4 per 1k
64Kuwait5.4 per 1k
66Thailand5.5 per 1k
67Oman5.6 per 1k
68Georgia5.7 per 1k
69Bahrain5.8 per 1k
70Uzbekistan5.9 per 1k
70Lebanon5.9 per 1k
72Sri Lanka6 per 1k
73Kyrgyzstan6.4 per 1k
74Tonga6.5 per 1k
75Mexico6.6 per 1k
75Peru6.6 per 1k
77Libya6.8 per 1k
78Cuba6.9 per 1k
78Belize6.9 per 1k
80Brazil7 per 1k
80Moldova7 per 1k
82Colombia7.1 per 1k
83Iran7.2 per 1k
84Panama7.5 per 1k
84Palau7.5 per 1k
86Barbados7.6 per 1k
86Samoa7.6 per 1k
88Saint Kitts and Nevis7.8 per 1k
89Vietnam8 per 1k
90Kazakhstan8.1 per 1k
91Honduras8.2 per 1k
92North Korea8.3 per 1k
93Azerbaijan8.7 per 1k
93Trinidad and Tobago8.7 per 1k
93Sao Tome and Principe8.7 per 1k
96Bolivia8.8 per 1k
97Ecuador8.9 per 1k
97El Salvador8.9 per 1k
99Jordan9 per 1k
99Bhutan9 per 1k
101Indonesia9.1 per 1k
101Tajikistan9.1 per 1k
101Fiji9.1 per 1k
101Cape Verde9.1 per 1k
101Grenada9.1 per 1k
106Egypt9.2 per 1k
106Solomon Islands9.2 per 1k
108Seychelles9.3 per 1k
108Tuvalu9.3 per 1k
110Palestine9.4 per 1k
111Turkmenistan9.5 per 1k
112Algeria9.8 per 1k
112Nicaragua9.8 per 1k
114Paraguay10 per 1k
115Philippines10.2 per 1k
116Mauritius10.3 per 1k
117Tunisia10.5 per 1k
118Vanuatu10.6 per 1k
119Venezuela10.7 per 1k
119Syria10.7 per 1k
121Armenia10.8 per 1k
122Suriname10.9 per 1k
123Bahamas11.2 per 1k
123Saint Lucia11.2 per 1k
123Micronesia11.2 per 1k
126Marshall Islands11.3 per 1k
127Cambodia11.4 per 1k
128Nauru11.6 per 1k
129Iraq11.7 per 1k
130Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11.9 per 1k
131India12.2 per 1k
132Dominican Republic12.7 per 1k
133Guyana13.1 per 1k
134Morocco13.2 per 1k
135Guatemala13.3 per 1k
136Gabon14.1 per 1k
136Kiribati14.1 per 1k
138Zambia14.2 per 1k
138Eswatini14.2 per 1k
140Jamaica14.4 per 1k
140Timor-Leste14.4 per 1k
142Myanmar14.5 per 1k
143Botswana14.7 per 1k
144Papua New Guinea14.8 per 1k
145Equatorial Guinea15 per 1k
146Uganda15.1 per 1k
147Dominica15.5 per 1k
148Nepal15.7 per 1k
149Republic of the Congo15.8 per 1k
150Malawi16.1 per 1k
150Laos16.1 per 1k
150Eritrea16.1 per 1k
153South Africa16.2 per 1k
154Rwanda16.7 per 1k
154Mauritania16.7 per 1k
156Mozambique17.3 per 1k
156Namibia17.3 per 1k
158Haiti17.7 per 1k
159Burundi18.2 per 1k
160Tanzania18.3 per 1k
161Madagascar18.4 per 1k
162Kenya18.5 per 1k
163Cameroon18.9 per 1k
164Senegal19.1 per 1k
165Angola19.3 per 1k
166Zimbabwe19.5 per 1k
167Benin20 per 1k
168Burkina Faso20.4 per 1k
169Bangladesh20.5 per 1k
170Ethiopia20.6 per 1k
171Togo20.9 per 1k
172Gambia21 per 1k
173Ghana21.4 per 1k
173Niger21.4 per 1k
175Sudan22 per 1k
176Ivory Coast22.1 per 1k
177Nigeria22.5 per 1k
178Liberia22.9 per 1k
179Sierra Leone23.1 per 1k
180Guinea23.2 per 1k
181Yemen23.4 per 1k
181Mali23.4 per 1k
183Comoros24.2 per 1k
184Chad25.3 per 1k
185Afghanistan25.7 per 1k
186South Sudan25.8 per 1k
187Central African Republic26.3 per 1k
188Lesotho26.7 per 1k
188Djibouti26.7 per 1k
190DR Congo27.7 per 1k
191Somalia28 per 1k
192Pakistan30.9 per 1k
193Guinea-Bissau31.2 per 1k

What correlates with Still Birth Rate (2021)?

Pearson r against 1,414 other country metrics sharing at least 116 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Still Birth Rate tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Neonatal Mortality RateNeonatal Mortality Rate by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 191
    Plot
  2. Infant Mortality RateInfant Mortality Rate by Country
    r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 192
    Plot
  3. Infant Deaths per 1,000 BirthsHealth Indicators by Country (World Bank)
    r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 193
    Plot
  4. Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 165
    Plot
  5. Infant Mortality Rate CIAInfant Mortality Rate by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 193
    Plot
  6. Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 190
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Still Birth Rate tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. GDI Female Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
    r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 181
    Plot
  2. Nutrition & Medical CareSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = −0.90 · very strong · n = 172
    Plot
  3. Human Development IndexStandard of Living by Country
    r = −0.90 · very strong · n = 191
    Plot
  4. GDI Male Human DevelopmentGender Development Index by Country
    r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 181
    Plot
  5. LP EducationLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 165
    Plot
  6. Female Life Expectancy WBLife Expectancy by Country
    r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 190
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Still Birth Rate?
Guinea-Bissau has the highest Still Birth Rate in 2021, at 31.2 per 1k, followed by Pakistan (30.9 per 1k) and Somalia (28 per 1k).
Which country has the lowest Still Birth Rate?
Monaco has the lowest Still Birth Rate in 2021, at 1.6 per 1k.
What is the median Still Birth Rate across countries?
The median is 8.9 per 1k across the 193 countries with data in 2021.
Where does this stillbirth rates by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births) - World Bank Gender Data Portal.