Stillbirth rate in Poland
Poland: Stillbirth rate was 0.2354 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Poland, 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 Poland is 0.2354 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Poland peaked at 0.4317 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2307 deaths per 100 births, in 2017.
Poland ranks 179th 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 | 0.3672 deaths per 100 births | 0.2984 deaths per 100 births | 0.4317 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2587 deaths per 100 births | 0.2307 deaths per 100 births | 0.2994 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2438 deaths per 100 births | 0.2354 deaths per 100 births | 0.2522 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 176 Slovenia 0.25 deaths per 100 births compare
- 177 United Kingdom 0.248 deaths per 100 births compare
- 178 Sweden 0.2475 deaths per 100 births compare
- 180 Andorra 0.2309 deaths per 100 births compare
- 181 Switzerland 0.2304 deaths per 100 births compare
- 182 Austria 0.2245 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Poland
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 624,863 people (2100)
- Population density 63.15 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1.01 million people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Poland?
- Stillbirth rate in Poland was 0.2354 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4317 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2307 deaths per 100 births in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for stillbirth rate?
- Poland ranks 179th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.