What is stillbirth rate in Belgium?

Stillbirth rate in Belgium was 0.3095 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 Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 0.3393 deaths per 100 births in 2003.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 0.301 deaths per 100 births in 2020.

How does Belgium rank for stillbirth rate?

Belgium ranks 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Belgium 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.

Stillbirth rate in Belgium

Name: Stillbirth rate in Belgium
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: Stillbirth rate was 0.3095 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.3095 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

159th

of 196 countries

All-time high

0.3393 deaths per 100 births

in 2003

All-time low

0.301 deaths per 100 births

in 2020

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Belgium, 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

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Belgium stood at 0.3095 deaths per 100 births.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Belgium peaked at 0.3393 deaths per 100 births in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.301 deaths per 100 births, in 2020.

That places Belgium 159th 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	0.3266 deaths per 100 births	0.3075 deaths per 100 births	0.3393 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	0.3099 deaths per 100 births	0.3038 deaths per 100 births	0.3152 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.3074 deaths per 100 births	0.301 deaths per 100 births	0.3116 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Belgium

156 Romania 0.3465 deaths per 100 births compare
157 Russia 0.3166 deaths per 100 births compare
158 Latvia 0.3159 deaths per 100 births compare
160 France 0.3083 deaths per 100 births compare
161 Greece 0.2982 deaths per 100 births compare
162 Germany 0.2962 deaths per 100 births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More population data for Belgium

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (2100)
Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.2% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.44 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 183,551 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.44 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.44 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.38 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Belgium?: Stillbirth rate in Belgium was 0.3095 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 Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.3393 deaths per 100 births in 2003.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.301 deaths per 100 births in 2020.
How does Belgium rank for stillbirth rate?: Belgium ranks 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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

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: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.