Japan vs Luxembourg: Infant mortality rate
Japan
1.82 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Luxembourg
1.87 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Japan rank
209th
Luxembourg rank
207th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.87 per 1,000 live births against 1.82 per 1,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Japan ranks 209th and Luxembourg ranks 207th of 212 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.81 per 1,000 live births | 3.06 per 1,000 live births | 0.2456 per 1,000 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2.07 per 1,000 live births | 2.17 per 1,000 live births | 0.0996 per 1,000 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1.79 per 1,000 live births | 1.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.1604 per 1,000 live births | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Japan or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 1.87 per 1,000 live births against 1.82 per 1,000 live births in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 0.05 per 1,000 live births, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Japan ranks 209th and Luxembourg ranks 207th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.