Number of stillbirths in Iceland
Iceland: Number of stillbirths was 9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Iceland, 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
Iceland recorded 9 for number of stillbirths in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Iceland peaked at 12 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2015.
Iceland ranks 185th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.25 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 184 Malta 12 compare
- 185 Dominica 9 compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 8 compare
More health data for Iceland
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.085 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.2125 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0901 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Iceland?
- Number of stillbirths in Iceland was 9 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for number of stillbirths?
- Iceland ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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