Number of stillbirths in Portugal
Portugal: Number of stillbirths was 188 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Portugal, 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
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Portugal is 188, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Portugal peaked at 479 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 180, in 2021.
That places Portugal 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 479 | — |
| 2001 | 435 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 415 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 382 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 350 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 340 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 322 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 301 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 294 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 277 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 267 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 251 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 234 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 213 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 212 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 217 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 216 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 210 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 211 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 206 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 196 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 180 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 190 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 188 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 359.5 | 277 | 479 | 10 |
| 2010s | 223.7 | 206 | 267 | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.5 | 180 | 196 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 135 Guyana 210 compare
- 136 Switzerland 193 compare
- 138 Slovakia 182 compare
- 139 Austria 173 compare
- 140 New Zealand 164 compare
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3023 % 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 0.062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3766 % 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 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Portugal?
- Number of stillbirths in Portugal was 188 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 479 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 180 in 2021.
- How does Portugal rank for number of stillbirths?
- Portugal ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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