Stillbirth rate in Spain
Spain: Stillbirth rate was 0.1968 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 191st 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 | 0.2907 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 |
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More population data for Spain
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.1 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 429,333 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.1 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.1 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
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 191st out of 196 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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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.