Iceland vs Norway: Stillbirth rate
Iceland
0.2042 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Norway
0.2016 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Iceland rank
190th
Norway rank
191st
Stillbirth rate over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2042 deaths per 100 births against 0.2016 deaths per 100 births in Norway, a difference of 0.0026 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 190th and Norway ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2384 deaths per 100 births | 0.3244 deaths per 100 births | 0.0861 deaths per 100 births | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2025 deaths per 100 births | 0.2649 deaths per 100 births | 0.0624 deaths per 100 births | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2071 deaths per 100 births | 0.2127 deaths per 100 births | 0.0056 deaths per 100 births | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0.2042 deaths per 100 births against 0.2016 deaths per 100 births in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.0026 deaths per 100 births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Iceland ranks 190th and Norway ranks 191st 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.