Belgium vs France: Stillbirth rate
Belgium
0.3095 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
France
0.3083 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Belgium rank
160th
France rank
161st
Stillbirth rate over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3095 deaths per 100 births against 0.3083 deaths per 100 births in France, a difference of 0.0012 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 160th and France ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3266 deaths per 100 births | 0.4078 deaths per 100 births | 0.0812 deaths per 100 births | France |
| 2010s | 0.3099 deaths per 100 births | 0.2981 deaths per 100 births | 0.0118 deaths per 100 births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3074 deaths per 100 births | 0.3049 deaths per 100 births | 0.0024 deaths per 100 births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 0.3095 deaths per 100 births against 0.3083 deaths per 100 births in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Belgium and France?
- 0.0012 deaths per 100 births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Belgium ranks 160th and France ranks 161st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.