Italy vs United States: Stillbirth rate
Italy
0.2558 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
United States
0.2681 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Italy rank
173rd
United States rank
170th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.2681 deaths per 100 births against 0.2558 deaths per 100 births in Italy, a difference of 0.0123 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Italy ranks 173rd and United States ranks 170th of 196 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2496 deaths per 100 births | 0.3097 deaths per 100 births | 0.0601 deaths per 100 births | United States |
| 2010s | 0.2563 deaths per 100 births | 0.2882 deaths per 100 births | 0.0318 deaths per 100 births | United States |
| 2020s | 0.2624 deaths per 100 births | 0.2743 deaths per 100 births | 0.012 deaths per 100 births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Italy or United States?
- United States, at 0.2681 deaths per 100 births against 0.2558 deaths per 100 births in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Italy and United States?
- 0.0123 deaths per 100 births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Italy ranks 173rd and United States ranks 170th 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.