Stillbirth rate in Australia
Australia: Stillbirth rate was 0.2579 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Australia is 0.2579 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Australia peaked at 0.3681 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2407 deaths per 100 births, in 2020.
That places Australia 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3248 deaths per 100 births | 0.3067 deaths per 100 births | 0.3681 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2717 deaths per 100 births | 0.2451 deaths per 100 births | 0.3079 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2496 deaths per 100 births | 0.2407 deaths per 100 births | 0.2579 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 169 Chile 0.275 deaths per 100 births compare
- 170 United States 0.2681 deaths per 100 births compare
- 171 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2586 deaths per 100 births compare
- 173 Italy 0.2558 deaths per 100 births compare
- 174 Lithuania 0.2544 deaths per 100 births compare
- 175 Czechia 0.2509 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Australia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.09 million people (2100)
- Population density 5.61 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.48 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 29,511 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.48 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.48 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Australia?
- Stillbirth rate in Australia was 0.2579 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3681 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2407 deaths per 100 births in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for stillbirth rate?
- Australia ranks 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.