Japan vs Luxembourg: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Japan
0.0038 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Luxembourg
0.0036 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Japan rank
195th
Luxembourg rank
196th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0036 under-five deaths per woman in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 195th and Luxembourg ranks 196th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4329 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1277 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3052 under-five deaths per woman | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.1714 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1019 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0695 under-five deaths per woman | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0682 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.0274 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0291 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0018 under-five deaths per woman | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.0134 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0167 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0032 under-five deaths per woman | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0113 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0031 under-five deaths per woman | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.004 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0 under-five deaths per woman | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Japan or Luxembourg?
- Japan, at 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0036 under-five deaths per woman in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Japan ranks 195th and Luxembourg ranks 196th of 200 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).