Stillbirth rate in Brazil
Brazil: Stillbirth rate was 0.6216 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 0.6216 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 3.8% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Brazil peaked at 0.9698 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6216 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Brazil 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9149 deaths per 100 births | 0.8433 deaths per 100 births | 0.9698 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7727 deaths per 100 births | 0.6971 deaths per 100 births | 0.8373 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6607 deaths per 100 births | 0.6216 deaths per 100 births | 0.6982 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 121 Peru 0.6487 deaths per 100 births compare
- 122 Mexico 0.6353 deaths per 100 births compare
- 123 Kyrgyzstan 0.626 deaths per 100 births compare
- 125 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.6096 deaths per 100 births compare
- 126 Sri Lanka 0.5927 deaths per 100 births compare
- 127 Iran 0.5422 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Brazil
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.45 million people (2100)
- Population density 19.55 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 257,079 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Brazil?
- Stillbirth rate in Brazil was 0.6216 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9698 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6216 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for stillbirth rate?
- Brazil ranks 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.