Netherlands vs Portugal: Stillbirth rate

Netherlands
0.2151 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Portugal
0.2169 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Netherlands rank
184th
Portugal rank
183rd

Stillbirth rate over time

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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.2169 deaths per 100 births against 0.2151 deaths per 100 births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0018 deaths per 100 births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 184th and Portugal ranks 183rd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4221 deaths per 100 births 0.3279 deaths per 100 births 0.0942 deaths per 100 births Netherlands
2010s 0.2409 deaths per 100 births 0.2531 deaths per 100 births 0.0122 deaths per 100 births Portugal
2020s 0.2167 deaths per 100 births 0.2268 deaths per 100 births 0.0101 deaths per 100 births Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Netherlands or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.2169 deaths per 100 births against 0.2151 deaths per 100 births in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Netherlands and Portugal?
0.0018 deaths per 100 births, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for stillbirth rate?
Netherlands ranks 184th and Portugal ranks 183rd 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.