Ireland vs Luxembourg: Annual death rates at different ages in females
Ireland
2.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Luxembourg
2.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
212th
Luxembourg rank
209th
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Ireland ranks 212th and Luxembourg ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 23 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 14.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 8.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 5.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.306 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1993 deaths per 1,000 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, Ireland or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Ireland ranks 212th and Luxembourg ranks 209th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in females. 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.