Number of stillbirths in Denmark
Denmark: Number of stillbirths was 114 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Denmark, 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 Denmark stood at 114. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Denmark peaked at 198 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 114, in 2023.
That places Denmark 147th out of 195 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 182.2 | 162 | 198 | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.8 | 136 | 158 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.75 | 114 | 134 | 4 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 34,884 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 36,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 34,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 35,746 (2025)
- Population, male 2.99 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,195 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 32,967 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Denmark?
- Number of stillbirths in Denmark was 114 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 198 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for number of stillbirths?
- Denmark ranks 147th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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