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Stillbirth rate in Japan

Japan: Stillbirth rate was 0.1655 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1655 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
195th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.2544 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
0.1546 deaths per 100 births
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Japan, 2000–2023

00.10.20.32000201120232000: 0.254 deaths per 100 births2001: 0.248 deaths per 100 births2002: 0.245 deaths per 100 births2003: 0.237 deaths per 100 births2004: 0.227 deaths per 100 births2005: 0.223 deaths per 100 births2006: 0.216 deaths per 100 births2007: 0.207 deaths per 100 births2008: 0.204 deaths per 100 births2009: 0.205 deaths per 100 births2010: 0.204 deaths per 100 births2011: 0.2 deaths per 100 births2012: 0.191 deaths per 100 births2013: 0.184 deaths per 100 births2014: 0.18 deaths per 100 births2015: 0.179 deaths per 100 births2016: 0.174 deaths per 100 births2017: 0.167 deaths per 100 births2018: 0.157 deaths per 100 births2019: 0.156 deaths per 100 births2020: 0.155 deaths per 100 births2021: 0.159 deaths per 100 births2022: 0.163 deaths per 100 births2023: 0.166 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

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Japan stood at 0.1655 deaths per 100 births.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Japan peaked at 0.2544 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1546 deaths per 100 births, in 2020.

That places Japan 195th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2267 deaths per 100 births 0.2037 deaths per 100 births 0.2544 deaths per 100 births 10
2010s 0.1795 deaths per 100 births 0.156 deaths per 100 births 0.204 deaths per 100 births 10
2020s 0.1607 deaths per 100 births 0.1546 deaths per 100 births 0.1655 deaths per 100 births 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 192 Estonia 0.1874 deaths per 100 births compare
  2. 193 Singapore 0.1819 deaths per 100 births compare
  3. 194 South Korea 0.1688 deaths per 100 births compare
  4. 196 Monaco 0.118 deaths per 100 births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Japan?
Stillbirth rate in Japan was 0.1655 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2544 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1546 deaths per 100 births in 2020.
How does Japan rank for stillbirth rate?
Japan ranks 195th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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.