Stillbirth rate in Sweden
Sweden: Stillbirth rate was 0.2475 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Sweden, 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
Sweden recorded 0.2475 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Sweden peaked at 0.3736 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2414 deaths per 100 births, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 178th 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 | 0.3235 deaths per 100 births | 0.296 deaths per 100 births | 0.3736 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2811 deaths per 100 births | 0.2524 deaths per 100 births | 0.2948 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2459 deaths per 100 births | 0.2414 deaths per 100 births | 0.2491 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 175 Czechia 0.2509 deaths per 100 births compare
- 176 Slovenia 0.25 deaths per 100 births compare
- 177 United Kingdom 0.248 deaths per 100 births compare
- 179 Poland 0.2354 deaths per 100 births compare
- 180 Andorra 0.2309 deaths per 100 births compare
- 181 Switzerland 0.2304 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Sweden
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 163,029 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Sweden?
- Stillbirth rate in Sweden was 0.2475 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3736 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2414 deaths per 100 births in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for stillbirth rate?
- Sweden ranks 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.