Portugal vs Switzerland: Stillbirth rate
Portugal
0.2169 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Switzerland
0.2304 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Portugal rank
183rd
Switzerland rank
181st
Stillbirth rate over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.2304 deaths per 100 births against 0.2169 deaths per 100 births in Portugal, a difference of 0.0135 deaths per 100 births.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 183rd and Switzerland ranks 181st of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3279 deaths per 100 births | 0.2585 deaths per 100 births | 0.0695 deaths per 100 births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2531 deaths per 100 births | 0.2276 deaths per 100 births | 0.0255 deaths per 100 births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2268 deaths per 100 births | 0.2341 deaths per 100 births | 0.0074 deaths per 100 births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.2304 deaths per 100 births against 0.2169 deaths per 100 births in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.0135 deaths per 100 births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Portugal ranks 183rd and Switzerland ranks 181st 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.