Luxembourg vs Sweden: Infant mortality rate
Luxembourg
1.87 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sweden
1.96 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
207th
Sweden rank
204th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.96 per 1,000 live births against 1.87 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 207th and Sweden ranks 204th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.06 per 1,000 live births | 3 per 1,000 live births | 0.0617 per 1,000 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2.17 per 1,000 live births | 2.34 per 1,000 live births | 0.1703 per 1,000 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.95 per 1,000 live births | 2.04 per 1,000 live births | 0.0911 per 1,000 live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.96 per 1,000 live births against 1.87 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.09 per 1,000 live births, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 207th and Sweden ranks 204th 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.