Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 10.4 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.2 Deaths per 1 000 births in Netherlands, a difference of 6.2 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 2.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 33 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.33 Deaths per 1 000 births | 23.25 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.08 Deaths per 1 000 births | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 16.55 Deaths per 1 000 births | 15 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.55 Deaths per 1 000 births | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 9.43 Deaths per 1 000 births | 9.95 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.52 Deaths per 1 000 births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 6.97 Deaths per 1 000 births | 8.66 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.69 Deaths per 1 000 births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.34 Deaths per 1 000 births | 6.62 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.28 Deaths per 1 000 births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.81 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.35 Deaths per 1 000 births | 3.46 Deaths per 1 000 births | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 9.9 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.13 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.77 Deaths per 1 000 births | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Luxembourg, at 10.4 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.2 Deaths per 1 000 births in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 6.2 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Luxembourg ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.