Stillbirth rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Stillbirth rate was 0.2753 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in New Zealand, 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
New Zealand recorded 0.2753 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in New Zealand peaked at 0.3674 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2722 deaths per 100 births, in 2019.
New Zealand ranks 168th 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 | 0.3508 deaths per 100 births | 0.3272 deaths per 100 births | 0.3674 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2879 deaths per 100 births | 0.2722 deaths per 100 births | 0.3173 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2774 deaths per 100 births | 0.2753 deaths per 100 births | 0.28 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 165 Israel 0.2838 deaths per 100 births compare
- 166 Croatia 0.2827 deaths per 100 births compare
- 167 Qatar 0.2813 deaths per 100 births compare
- 169 Chile 0.275 deaths per 100 births compare
- 170 United States 0.2681 deaths per 100 births compare
- 171 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2586 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for New Zealand
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 256,010 people (2100)
- Population density 22.07 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.57 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,063 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.57 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.57 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in New Zealand?
- Stillbirth rate in New Zealand was 0.2753 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3674 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2722 deaths per 100 births in 2019.
- How does New Zealand rank for stillbirth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.