Luxembourg vs Norway: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Luxembourg
4.6%
in 2023
Norway
5.2%
in 2016
Luxembourg rank
50th
Norway rank
48th
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.2% against 4.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Norway ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 50th and Norway ranks 48th of 113 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Norway |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 5.0% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.9% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 4.5% | 1.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 5.6% | 2.7% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Norway, at 5.2% against 4.6% in Luxembourg as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2016.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Luxembourg ranks 50th and Norway ranks 48th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.