Number of stillbirths in Ireland
Ireland: Number of stillbirths was 126 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Ireland, 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
Ireland recorded 126 for number of stillbirths in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Ireland peaked at 301 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 125, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 144th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 271 | — |
| 2001 | 280 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 289 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 286 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 275 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 260 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 270 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 293 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 301 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 295 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 281 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 262 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 245 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 231 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 220 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 208 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 190 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 171 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 161 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 151 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 139 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 142 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 125 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 126 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 282 | 260 | 301 | 10 |
| 2010s | 212 | 151 | 281 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133 | 125 | 142 | 4 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0884 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Ireland?
- Number of stillbirths in Ireland was 126 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 301 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for number of stillbirths?
- Ireland ranks 144th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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