Hong Kong vs Luxembourg: Child mortality
Hong Kong
0.181 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Luxembourg
0.2182 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
202nd
Luxembourg rank
200th
Child mortality over time
- Hong Kong
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births against 0.181 deaths per 100 live births in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0372 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 202nd and Luxembourg ranks 200th of 203 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.894 deaths per 100 live births | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1287 deaths per 100 live births | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0945 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.5761 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6716 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0955 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.3367 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3665 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0298 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.2358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2577 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0219 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.1884 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2282 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0398 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Hong Kong or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births against 0.181 deaths per 100 live births in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Hong Kong and Luxembourg?
- 0.0372 deaths per 100 live births, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Luxembourg?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Luxembourg rank globally for child mortality?
- Hong Kong ranks 202nd and Luxembourg ranks 200th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.