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Stillbirth rate in Ireland

Ireland: Stillbirth rate was 0.2351 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2351 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 3 regions
All-time high
0.4966 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
0.2346 deaths per 100 births
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Ireland, 2000–2023

00.10.20.30.40.52000201120232000: 0.497 deaths per 100 births2001: 0.488 deaths per 100 births2002: 0.48 deaths per 100 births2003: 0.466 deaths per 100 births2004: 0.446 deaths per 100 births2005: 0.427 deaths per 100 births2006: 0.418 deaths per 100 births2007: 0.414 deaths per 100 births2008: 0.4 deaths per 100 births2009: 0.387 deaths per 100 births2010: 0.37 deaths per 100 births2011: 0.351 deaths per 100 births2012: 0.338 deaths per 100 births2013: 0.332 deaths per 100 births2014: 0.326 deaths per 100 births2015: 0.316 deaths per 100 births2016: 0.297 deaths per 100 births2017: 0.277 deaths per 100 births2018: 0.263 deaths per 100 births2019: 0.254 deaths per 100 births2020: 0.245 deaths per 100 births2021: 0.236 deaths per 100 births2022: 0.235 deaths per 100 births2023: 0.235 deaths per 100 births

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 Ireland is 0.2351 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Ireland peaked at 0.4966 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2346 deaths per 100 births, in 2022.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4423 deaths per 100 births 0.3869 deaths per 100 births 0.4966 deaths per 100 births 10
2010s 0.3123 deaths per 100 births 0.2543 deaths per 100 births 0.3704 deaths per 100 births 10
2020s 0.2377 deaths per 100 births 0.2346 deaths per 100 births 0.2453 deaths per 100 births 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 1 Somalia 3.49 deaths per 100 births compare
  2. 2 Central African Republic 3.23 deaths per 100 births compare
  3. 3 Djibouti 2.97 deaths per 100 births compare
  4. 4 Ethiopia 2.97 deaths per 100 births compare
  5. 5 Guinea-Bissau 2.91 deaths per 100 births compare
  6. 6 Chad 2.84 deaths per 100 births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Ireland?
Stillbirth rate in Ireland was 0.2351 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4966 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2346 deaths per 100 births in 2022.
How does Ireland rank for stillbirth rate?
Ireland ranks 3rd out of 3 regions with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.