Japan vs Singapore: Stillbirth rate

Japan
0.1655 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Singapore
0.1819 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Japan rank
195th
Singapore rank
193rd

Stillbirth rate over time

  • Japan
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.1819 deaths per 100 births against 0.1655 deaths per 100 births in Japan, a difference of 0.0164 deaths per 100 births.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 195th and Singapore ranks 193rd of 196 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2267 deaths per 100 births 0.2619 deaths per 100 births 0.0352 deaths per 100 births Singapore
2010s 0.1795 deaths per 100 births 0.2217 deaths per 100 births 0.0423 deaths per 100 births Singapore
2020s 0.1607 deaths per 100 births 0.1874 deaths per 100 births 0.0267 deaths per 100 births Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Japan or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.1819 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 Singapore?
0.0164 deaths per 100 births, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for stillbirth rate?
Japan ranks 195th and Singapore ranks 193rd 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

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

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.