What is stillbirth rate in Estonia?

Stillbirth rate in Estonia was 0.1874 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 Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 0.4678 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1874 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Estonia rank for stillbirth rate?

Estonia ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Estonia 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 Estonia

Name: Stillbirth rate in Estonia
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)

Estonia: Stillbirth rate was 0.1874 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1874 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

192nd

of 196 countries

All-time high

0.4678 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.1874 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 0.1874 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Estonia peaked at 0.4678 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1874 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

That places Estonia 192nd 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	0.3873 deaths per 100 births	0.3202 deaths per 100 births	0.4678 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	0.2589 deaths per 100 births	0.2127 deaths per 100 births	0.3054 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.1956 deaths per 100 births	0.1874 deaths per 100 births	0.2045 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Estonia

189 Finland 0.1983 deaths per 100 births compare
190 Denmark 0.1969 deaths per 100 births compare
191 Spain 0.1968 deaths per 100 births compare
193 Singapore 0.1819 deaths per 100 births compare
194 South Korea 0.1688 deaths per 100 births compare
195 Japan 0.1655 deaths per 100 births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More population data for Estonia

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 30,706 people (2100)
Population density 19.31 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.18 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 42,267 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.18 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.18 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.4% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Estonia?: Stillbirth rate in Estonia was 0.1874 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 Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 0.4678 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1874 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Estonia rank for stillbirth rate?: Estonia ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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.