Stillbirth rate in Turkey
Turkey: Stillbirth rate was 0.4397 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4397 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
142nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.2 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
0.4286 deaths per 100 births
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirth rate in Turkey, 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
Turkey recorded 0.4397 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Turkey peaked at 1.2 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4286 deaths per 100 births, in 2021.
Turkey ranks 142nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 1.15 deaths per 100 births | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.08 deaths per 100 births | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 deaths per 100 births | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9335 deaths per 100 births | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8697 deaths per 100 births | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8091 deaths per 100 births | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7476 deaths per 100 births | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6901 deaths per 100 births | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6346 deaths per 100 births | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5894 deaths per 100 births | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.569 deaths per 100 births | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5484 deaths per 100 births | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5373 deaths per 100 births | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5051 deaths per 100 births | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4797 deaths per 100 births | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4764 deaths per 100 births | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4548 deaths per 100 births | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4426 deaths per 100 births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4442 deaths per 100 births | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4381 deaths per 100 births | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4286 deaths per 100 births | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.439 deaths per 100 births | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4397 deaths per 100 births | +0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.4397 deaths per 100 births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7544 deaths per 100 births, 58% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.4397 deaths per 100 births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2962 deaths per 100 births, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9122 deaths per 100 births | 0.6346 deaths per 100 births | 1.2 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5047 deaths per 100 births | 0.4426 deaths per 100 births | 0.5894 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4364 deaths per 100 births | 0.4286 deaths per 100 births | 0.4397 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More population data for Turkey
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 84.9 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.26 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.4098 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Turkey?
- Stillbirth rate in Turkey was 0.4397 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4286 deaths per 100 births in 2021.
- How does Turkey rank for stillbirth rate?
- Turkey ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.