Which has higher stillbirth rate, Italy or United States of America?

United States of America, at 2.7 per 1,000 total births against 2.6 per 1,000 total births in Italy as of 2023.

What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Italy and United States of America?

0.1 per 1,000 total births, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs United States of America: Stillbirth rate

Italy

2.6 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

United States of America

2.7 per 1,000 total births

in 2023

Italy rank

171st

United States of America rank

170th

Stillbirth rate over time

Italy
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.7 per 1,000 total births against 2.6 per 1,000 total births in Italy, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 total births.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 171st and United States of America ranks 170th of 197 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.49 per 1,000 total births	3.11 per 1,000 total births	0.62 per 1,000 total births	United States of America
2010s	2.56 per 1,000 total births	2.88 per 1,000 total births	0.32 per 1,000 total births	United States of America
2020s	2.62 per 1,000 total births	2.75 per 1,000 total births	0.125 per 1,000 total births	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Italy or United States of America?: United States of America, at 2.7 per 1,000 total births against 2.6 per 1,000 total births in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Italy and United States of America?: 0.1 per 1,000 total births, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for stillbirth rate?: Italy ranks 171st and United States of America ranks 170th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births)
Unit: per 1,000 total births
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.