Japan vs Luxembourg: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Japan
1.82
in 2024
Luxembourg
1.87
in 2024
Japan rank
197th
Luxembourg rank
195th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.87 against 1.82 in Japan, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 197th and Luxembourg ranks 195th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 62.37 | 48.99 | 13.38 | Japan |
| 1950s | 43.73 | 40.25 | 3.49 | Japan |
| 1960s | 21 | 25.52 | 4.52 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 10.42 | 14.88 | 4.46 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 5.8 | 9.54 | 3.74 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.5 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 2.81 | 3.06 | 0.2456 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 2.07 | 2.17 | 0.0996 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.95 | 0.1604 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Japan or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 1.87 against 1.82 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 0.05, with Luxembourg 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 infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Japan ranks 197th and Luxembourg ranks 195th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.