Japan vs South Korea: Stillbirth rate
Japan
0.1655 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
South Korea
0.1688 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Japan rank
198th
South Korea rank
197th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.1688 deaths per 100 births against 0.1655 deaths per 100 births in Japan, a difference of 0.0033 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 198th and South Korea ranks 197th of 199 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2267 deaths per 100 births | 0.2647 deaths per 100 births | 0.0381 deaths per 100 births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1795 deaths per 100 births | 0.1901 deaths per 100 births | 0.0106 deaths per 100 births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1607 deaths per 100 births | 0.1717 deaths per 100 births | 0.011 deaths per 100 births | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.1688 deaths per 100 births against 0.1655 deaths per 100 births in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0033 deaths per 100 births, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Japan ranks 198th and South Korea ranks 197th 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.