Stillbirth rate in Iran
Iran: Stillbirth rate was 0.5422 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Iran, 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
Iran recorded 0.5422 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Iran peaked at 1.13 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5422 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Iran ranks 127th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.9816 deaths per 100 births | 0.7976 deaths per 100 births | 1.13 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6303 deaths per 100 births | 0.5775 deaths per 100 births | 0.7396 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5548 deaths per 100 births | 0.5422 deaths per 100 births | 0.5691 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 124 Brazil 0.6216 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
- 128 Bahrain 0.5282 deaths per 100 births compare
- 129 Nauru 0.5242 deaths per 100 births compare
- 130 Kuwait 0.52 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Iran
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.09 million people (2100)
- Population density 49.33 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.68 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 3.49 million people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.68 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.68 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.7 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Iran?
- Stillbirth rate in Iran was 0.5422 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5422 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Iran rank for stillbirth rate?
- Iran ranks 127th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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.