Stillbirth rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Stillbirth rate was 0.2151 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Netherlands, 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
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Netherlands is 0.2151 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Netherlands peaked at 0.5175 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2081 deaths per 100 births, in 2017.
Netherlands ranks 184th 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 | 0.4221 deaths per 100 births | 0.3152 deaths per 100 births | 0.5175 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2409 deaths per 100 births | 0.2081 deaths per 100 births | 0.2976 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2167 deaths per 100 births | 0.2151 deaths per 100 births | 0.2185 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 181 Switzerland 0.2304 deaths per 100 births compare
- 182 Austria 0.2245 deaths per 100 births compare
- 183 Portugal 0.2169 deaths per 100 births compare
- 185 Belarus 0.2106 deaths per 100 births compare
- 186 San Marino 0.206 deaths per 100 births compare
- 187 Iceland 0.2042 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Netherlands
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 263,399 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Netherlands?
- Stillbirth rate in Netherlands was 0.2151 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5175 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2081 deaths per 100 births in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for stillbirth rate?
- Netherlands ranks 184th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.