What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Ireland and Sweden?

0.0124 deaths per 100 births, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Ireland vs Sweden: Stillbirth rate

Ireland

0.2351 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Sweden

0.2475 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Ireland rank

182nd

Sweden rank

180th

Stillbirth rate over time

Ireland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2475 deaths per 100 births against 0.2351 deaths per 100 births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0124 deaths per 100 births.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 180th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4423 deaths per 100 births	0.3235 deaths per 100 births	0.1188 deaths per 100 births	Ireland
2010s	0.3123 deaths per 100 births	0.2811 deaths per 100 births	0.0312 deaths per 100 births	Ireland
2020s	0.2377 deaths per 100 births	0.2459 deaths per 100 births	0.0082 deaths per 100 births	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Ireland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.2475 deaths per 100 births against 0.2351 deaths per 100 births in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Ireland and Sweden?: 0.0124 deaths per 100 births, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Ireland ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 180th 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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Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.