Sweden vs Switzerland: Stillbirth rate

Sweden
0.2475 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Switzerland
0.2304 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Sweden rank
178th
Switzerland rank
181st

Stillbirth rate over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2475 deaths per 100 births against 0.2304 deaths per 100 births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0171 deaths per 100 births.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

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

Sweden ranks 178th and Switzerland ranks 181st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3235 deaths per 100 births 0.2585 deaths per 100 births 0.065 deaths per 100 births Sweden
2010s 0.2811 deaths per 100 births 0.2276 deaths per 100 births 0.0535 deaths per 100 births Sweden
2020s 0.2459 deaths per 100 births 0.2341 deaths per 100 births 0.0118 deaths per 100 births Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Sweden or Switzerland?
Sweden, at 0.2475 deaths per 100 births against 0.2304 deaths per 100 births in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Sweden and Switzerland?
0.0171 deaths per 100 births, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for stillbirth rate?
Sweden ranks 178th 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

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.