Number of stillbirths in Greece
Greece: Number of stillbirths was 220 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Greece, 2000–2023
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.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Greece stood at 220. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Greece peaked at 486 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 220, in 2023.
Greece ranks 133rd of 197 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.
Number of stillbirths in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 486 | — |
| 2001 | 478 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 457 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 426 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 395 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 362 | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 349 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 344 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 356 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 374 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 378 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 353 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 334 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 307 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 294 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 289 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 297 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 292 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 287 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 279 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 276 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 268 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 225 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 220 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 402.7 | 344 | 486 | 10 |
| 2010s | 311 | 279 | 378 | 10 |
| 2020s | 247.25 | 220 | 276 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 130 Solomon Islands 240 compare
- 131 Costa Rica 235 compare
- 132 Czechia 231 compare
- 133 Georgia 220 compare
- 135 Guyana 210 compare
- 136 Switzerland 193 compare
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- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3128 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Greece?
- Number of stillbirths in Greece was 220 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 486 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for number of stillbirths?
- Greece ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation