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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 196 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

00.250.50.7511.22000201120232000: 1.2 deaths per 100 births2001: 1.1 deaths per 100 births2002: 1.1 deaths per 100 births2003: 1 deaths per 100 births2004: 0.934 deaths per 100 births2005: 0.87 deaths per 100 births2006: 0.809 deaths per 100 births2007: 0.748 deaths per 100 births2008: 0.69 deaths per 100 births2009: 0.635 deaths per 100 births2010: 0.589 deaths per 100 births2011: 0.569 deaths per 100 births2012: 0.548 deaths per 100 births2013: 0.537 deaths per 100 births2014: 0.505 deaths per 100 births2015: 0.48 deaths per 100 births2016: 0.476 deaths per 100 births2017: 0.455 deaths per 100 births2018: 0.443 deaths per 100 births2019: 0.444 deaths per 100 births2020: 0.438 deaths per 100 births2021: 0.429 deaths per 100 births2022: 0.439 deaths per 100 births2023: 0.44 deaths per 100 births

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 196 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 139 Anguilla 0.4581 deaths per 100 births compare
  2. 140 Serbia 0.4555 deaths per 100 births compare
  3. 141 Costa Rica 0.4497 deaths per 100 births compare
  4. 143 Mongolia 0.4367 deaths per 100 births compare
  5. 144 Barbados 0.433 deaths per 100 births compare
  6. 145 Brunei 0.4306 deaths per 100 births compare

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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 196 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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About this data

Indicator
Stillbirth rate
Unit
deaths per 100 births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.