Stillbirth rate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Stillbirth rate was 0.248 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in United Kingdom, 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
United Kingdom recorded 0.248 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in United Kingdom peaked at 0.4469 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.248 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.4258 deaths per 100 births | 0.3928 deaths per 100 births | 0.4469 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3185 deaths per 100 births | 0.2657 deaths per 100 births | 0.381 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2617 deaths per 100 births | 0.248 deaths per 100 births | 0.2725 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.21 million people (2100)
- Population density 307.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.55 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 515,677 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.55 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.55 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in United Kingdom?
- Stillbirth rate in United Kingdom was 0.248 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4469 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.248 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for stillbirth rate?
- United Kingdom ranks 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.