Stillbirth rate in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Stillbirth rate was 0.3619 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia stood at 0.3619 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in North Macedonia peaked at 1.1 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3619 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 153rd 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 | 0.8815 deaths per 100 births | 0.6532 deaths per 100 births | 1.1 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.58 deaths per 100 births | 0.4984 deaths per 100 births | 0.6196 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4168 deaths per 100 births | 0.3619 deaths per 100 births | 0.4687 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 150 Thailand 0.3944 deaths per 100 births compare
- 151 United Arab Emirates 0.3913 deaths per 100 births compare
- 152 Montenegro 0.3784 deaths per 100 births compare
- 154 Hungary 0.3522 deaths per 100 births compare
- 155 Slovakia 0.3469 deaths per 100 births compare
- 156 Romania 0.3465 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for North Macedonia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 28,904 people (2100)
- Population density 34.22 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 20,911 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in North Macedonia?
- Stillbirth rate in North Macedonia was 0.3619 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3619 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for stillbirth rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.