Stillbirth rate in Austria
Austria: Stillbirth rate was 0.2245 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Austria, 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 Austria is 0.2245 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Austria peaked at 0.2836 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2245 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Austria 182nd 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 | 0.2636 deaths per 100 births | 0.2451 deaths per 100 births | 0.2836 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2379 deaths per 100 births | 0.227 deaths per 100 births | 0.2466 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.229 deaths per 100 births | 0.2245 deaths per 100 births | 0.2337 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 179 Poland 0.2354 deaths per 100 births compare
- 180 Andorra 0.2309 deaths per 100 births compare
- 181 Switzerland 0.2304 deaths per 100 births compare
- 183 Portugal 0.2169 deaths per 100 births compare
- 184 Netherlands 0.2151 deaths per 100 births compare
- 185 Belarus 0.2106 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Austria
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 297,643 people (2100)
- Population density 89.67 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.31 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 284,828 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.31 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.31 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.32 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Austria?
- Stillbirth rate in Austria was 0.2245 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2836 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2245 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for stillbirth rate?
- Austria ranks 182nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.