Stillbirth rate in Chile
Chile: Stillbirth rate was 0.275 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Chile, 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
Chile recorded 0.275 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Chile peaked at 0.4393 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2712 deaths per 100 births, in 2021.
Chile ranks 169th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.4014 deaths per 100 births | 0.3726 deaths per 100 births | 0.4393 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3208 deaths per 100 births | 0.2746 deaths per 100 births | 0.3677 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2729 deaths per 100 births | 0.2712 deaths per 100 births | 0.275 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 166 Croatia 0.2827 deaths per 100 births compare
- 167 Qatar 0.2813 deaths per 100 births compare
- 168 New Zealand 0.2753 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
- 172 Australia 0.2579 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Chile
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 411,277 people (2100)
- Population density 18.06 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,443 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Chile?
- Stillbirth rate in Chile was 0.275 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4393 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2712 deaths per 100 births in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for stillbirth rate?
- Chile ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.