Stillbirth rate in Spain
Spain: Stillbirth rate was 0.1968 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1968 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
194th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3272 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
0.1968 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirth rate in Spain, 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
Spain recorded 0.1968 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Spain peaked at 0.3272 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1968 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Spain ranks 194th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Spain, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3272 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 0.3209 deaths per 100 births | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3057 deaths per 100 births | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2943 deaths per 100 births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2841 deaths per 100 births | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2824 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2802 deaths per 100 births | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2713 deaths per 100 births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2698 deaths per 100 births | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2707 deaths per 100 births | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2708 deaths per 100 births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2737 deaths per 100 births | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2751 deaths per 100 births | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2648 deaths per 100 births | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2391 deaths per 100 births | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2305 deaths per 100 births | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2296 deaths per 100 births | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2283 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2251 deaths per 100 births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2221 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2154 deaths per 100 births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2065 deaths per 100 births | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1998 deaths per 100 births | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1968 deaths per 100 births | -1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.1968 deaths per 100 births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2839 deaths per 100 births, 69% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.1968 deaths per 100 births is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2962 deaths per 100 births, 66% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2907 deaths per 100 births | 0.2698 deaths per 100 births | 0.3272 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2459 deaths per 100 births | 0.2221 deaths per 100 births | 0.2751 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2046 deaths per 100 births | 0.1968 deaths per 100 births | 0.2154 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More population data for Spain
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6358 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.24 million people (2100)
- Population density 66.29 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1636 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Spain?
- Stillbirth rate in Spain was 0.1968 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3272 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1968 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for stillbirth rate?
- Spain ranks 194th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.