France vs Luxembourg: Annual death rate by age group
France
3.85 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Luxembourg
4.17 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
France rank
14th
Luxembourg rank
11th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- France
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Luxembourg ahead.
France ranks 14th and Luxembourg ranks 11th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 14.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.319 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.407 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.054 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 2020s | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1125 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, France or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between France and Luxembourg?
- 0.32 deaths per 1,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Luxembourg?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Luxembourg rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- France ranks 14th and Luxembourg ranks 11th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.