Stillbirth rate in Portugal
Portugal: Stillbirth rate was 0.2169 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 0.2169 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Portugal peaked at 0.4018 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2169 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 183rd 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 | 0.3279 deaths per 100 births | 0.2774 deaths per 100 births | 0.4018 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2531 deaths per 100 births | 0.2407 deaths per 100 births | 0.2646 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2268 deaths per 100 births | 0.2169 deaths per 100 births | 0.2348 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 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
- 184 Netherlands 0.2151 deaths per 100 births compare
- 185 Belarus 0.2106 deaths per 100 births compare
- 186 San Marino 0.206 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Portugal
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 68,603 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Portugal?
- Stillbirth rate in Portugal was 0.2169 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4018 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2169 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for stillbirth rate?
- Portugal ranks 183rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.