Stillbirth rate in Russia
Russia: Stillbirth rate was 0.3166 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Russia, 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 Russia is 0.3166 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Russia peaked at 0.6682 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3166 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Russia ranks 157th 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 | 0.5757 deaths per 100 births | 0.4737 deaths per 100 births | 0.6682 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4292 deaths per 100 births | 0.3816 deaths per 100 births | 0.4607 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3363 deaths per 100 births | 0.3166 deaths per 100 births | 0.3606 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
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More population data for Russia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.86 million people (2100)
- Population density 7.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.42 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 10,077 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.42 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.42 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Russia?
- Stillbirth rate in Russia was 0.3166 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6682 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3166 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for stillbirth rate?
- Russia ranks 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.