Stillbirth rate in United States
United States: Stillbirth rate was 0.2681 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in United States, 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 States recorded 0.2681 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in United States peaked at 0.3317 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2681 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places United States 170th 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 | 0.3097 deaths per 100 births | 0.296 deaths per 100 births | 0.3317 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2882 deaths per 100 births | 0.2755 deaths per 100 births | 0.2974 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2743 deaths per 100 births | 0.2681 deaths per 100 births | 0.2788 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 167 Qatar 0.2813 deaths per 100 births compare
- 168 New Zealand 0.2753 deaths per 100 births compare
- 169 Chile 0.275 deaths per 100 births compare
- 171 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2586 deaths per 100 births compare
- 172 Australia 0.2579 deaths per 100 births compare
- 173 Italy 0.2558 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for United States
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 19.91 million people (2100)
- Population density 46.05 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 435,333 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in United States?
- Stillbirth rate in United States was 0.2681 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3317 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2681 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does United States rank for stillbirth rate?
- United States ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.