Stillbirth rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Stillbirth rate was 0.3784 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Montenegro, 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 Montenegro stood at 0.3784 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Montenegro peaked at 0.5165 deaths per 100 births in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3784 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 152nd 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 | 0.4771 deaths per 100 births | 0.4429 deaths per 100 births | 0.5165 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4285 deaths per 100 births | 0.3932 deaths per 100 births | 0.4485 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3831 deaths per 100 births | 0.3784 deaths per 100 births | 0.388 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 149 Albania 0.3965 deaths per 100 births compare
- 150 Thailand 0.3944 deaths per 100 births compare
- 151 United Arab Emirates 0.3913 deaths per 100 births compare
- 153 North Macedonia 0.3619 deaths per 100 births compare
- 154 Hungary 0.3522 deaths per 100 births compare
- 155 Slovakia 0.3469 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Montenegro
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 12,323 people (2100)
- Population density 24.24 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 18,670 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.8 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Montenegro?
- Stillbirth rate in Montenegro was 0.3784 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5165 deaths per 100 births in 2001.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3784 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for stillbirth rate?
- Montenegro ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.