Stillbirth rate in Netherlands

Netherlands: Stillbirth rate was 2.15 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.15
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
187th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.18
in 2000
All-time low
2.08
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Netherlands, 2000–2023

02462000201120232000: 5.22001: 5.12002: 4.92003: 4.62004: 4.32005: 4.12006: 3.82007: 3.62008: 3.42009: 3.22010: 32011: 2.92012: 2.62013: 2.42014: 2.42015: 2.32016: 2.22017: 2.12018: 2.12019: 2.22020: 2.22021: 2.22022: 2.22023: 2.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Netherlands stood at 2.15.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Netherlands peaked at 5.18 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.08, in 2017.

That places Netherlands 187th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Stillbirth rate in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Stillbirth rate (per 1000 total births) in Netherlands, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 5.18
2001 5.15 -0.5%
2002 4.92 -4.4%
2003 4.58 -6.9%
2004 4.33 -5.5%
2005 4.11 -5.0%
2006 3.83 -6.9%
2007 3.58 -6.5%
2008 3.39 -5.4%
2009 3.15 -6.9%
2010 2.98 -5.6%
2011 2.85 -4.1%
2012 2.64 -7.3%
2013 2.44 -7.8%
2014 2.36 -3.1%
2015 2.29 -3.1%
2016 2.17 -5.0%
2017 2.08 -4.3%
2018 2.1 +1.0%
2019 2.17 +3.2%
2020 2.18 +0.8%
2021 2.17 -0.6%
2022 2.16 -0.4%
2023 2.15 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.22 3.15 5.18 10
2010s 2.41 2.08 2.98 10
2020s 2.17 2.15 2.18 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 184 Switzerland 2.3 compare
  2. 185 Austria 2.24 compare
  3. 186 Portugal 2.17 compare
  4. 188 Belarus 2.11 compare
  5. 189 San Marino 2.06 compare
  6. 190 Iceland 2.04 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

More health data for Netherlands

All data for Netherlands →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Netherlands?
Stillbirth rate in Netherlands was 2.15 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 5.18 in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 2.08 in 2017.
How does Netherlands rank for stillbirth rate?
Netherlands ranks 187th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Stillbirth rate (per 1000 total births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Stillbirth rate in Netherlands. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/stillbirth-rate-per-1000-total-births/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/stillbirth-rate-per-1000-total-births/netherlands/">Stillbirth rate in Netherlands</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Stillbirth rate (per 1000 total births)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 5,064 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed