Iran vs Sri Lanka: Stillbirth rate
Iran
0.5422 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.5927 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Iran rank
127th
Sri Lanka rank
126th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Iran
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.5927 deaths per 100 births against 0.5422 deaths per 100 births in Iran, a difference of 0.0505 deaths per 100 births.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9816 deaths per 100 births | 0.9124 deaths per 100 births | 0.0692 deaths per 100 births | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.6303 deaths per 100 births | 0.6451 deaths per 100 births | 0.0148 deaths per 100 births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.5548 deaths per 100 births | 0.5979 deaths per 100 births | 0.0431 deaths per 100 births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Iran or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.5927 deaths per 100 births against 0.5422 deaths per 100 births in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0505 deaths per 100 births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Iran ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 196 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
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.