Stillbirth rate in Greece
Greece: Stillbirth rate was 0.2982 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Greece, 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
Greece recorded 0.2982 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Greece peaked at 0.4535 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2982 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Greece 161st 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 | 0.3649 deaths per 100 births | 0.302 deaths per 100 births | 0.4535 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3253 deaths per 100 births | 0.3135 deaths per 100 births | 0.3322 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3088 deaths per 100 births | 0.2982 deaths per 100 births | 0.3243 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
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More population data for Greece
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
- Population density 48.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 116,450 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Greece?
- Stillbirth rate in Greece was 0.2982 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4535 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2982 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for stillbirth rate?
- Greece ranks 161st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.