What is stillbirth rate in Iceland?

Stillbirth rate in Iceland was 0.2042 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 Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 0.2727 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2 deaths per 100 births in 2013.

How does Iceland rank for stillbirth rate?

Iceland ranks 187th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Iceland 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 Iceland

Name: Stillbirth rate in Iceland
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)

Iceland: Stillbirth rate was 0.2042 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2042 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

187th

of 196 countries

All-time high

0.2727 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.2 deaths per 100 births

in 2013

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Iceland, 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 Iceland stood at 0.2042 deaths per 100 births.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Iceland peaked at 0.2727 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2 deaths per 100 births, in 2013.

Iceland ranks 187th 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	0.2384 deaths per 100 births	0.2089 deaths per 100 births	0.2727 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	0.2025 deaths per 100 births	0.2 deaths per 100 births	0.2065 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.2071 deaths per 100 births	0.2042 deaths per 100 births	0.209 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Iceland

184 Netherlands 0.2151 deaths per 100 births compare
185 Belarus 0.2106 deaths per 100 births compare
186 San Marino 0.206 deaths per 100 births compare
188 Norway 0.2016 deaths per 100 births compare
189 Finland 0.1983 deaths per 100 births compare
190 Denmark 0.1969 deaths per 100 births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More population data for Iceland

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 13,661 people (2100)
Population density 3.6 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.5% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 7,879 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.4% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.54 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Iceland →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Iceland?: Stillbirth rate in Iceland was 0.2042 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 Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 0.2727 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2 deaths per 100 births in 2013.
How does Iceland rank for stillbirth rate?: Iceland ranks 187th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland 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.