What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Luxembourg and Spain?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs Spain: Mortality rate, neonatal

Luxembourg

1.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Spain

1.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Luxembourg rank

179th

Spain rank

176th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Luxembourg
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.7 per 1,000 live births against 1.5 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 179th and Spain ranks 176th of 196 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	14.82 per 1,000 live births	19.46 per 1,000 live births	4.64 per 1,000 live births	Spain
1970s	9.72 per 1,000 live births	13.04 per 1,000 live births	3.32 per 1,000 live births	Spain
1980s	5.25 per 1,000 live births	6.84 per 1,000 live births	1.59 per 1,000 live births	Spain
1990s	3.25 per 1,000 live births	3.8 per 1,000 live births	0.55 per 1,000 live births	Spain
2000s	1.9 per 1,000 live births	2.46 per 1,000 live births	0.56 per 1,000 live births	Spain
2010s	1.5 per 1,000 live births	1.98 per 1,000 live births	0.48 per 1,000 live births	Spain
2020s	1.5 per 1,000 live births	1.76 per 1,000 live births	0.26 per 1,000 live births	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Luxembourg or Spain?: Spain, at 1.7 per 1,000 live births against 1.5 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Luxembourg and Spain?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Luxembourg ranks 179th and Spain ranks 176th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.