Iceland vs Luxembourg: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Iceland
0.1423 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Luxembourg
0.1457 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
183rd
Luxembourg rank
182nd
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Iceland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.1457 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1423 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.0034 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 183rd and Luxembourg ranks 182nd of 199 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4432 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.7651 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9726 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2074 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.4413 deaths per 100 live births | 0.525 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0837 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.2793 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3247 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0454 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.1632 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1879 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0247 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.1324 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1518 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0194 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.1435 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1508 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0074 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Iceland or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.1457 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1423 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Iceland and Luxembourg?
- 0.0034 deaths per 100 live births, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Luxembourg?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Luxembourg rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Iceland ranks 183rd and Luxembourg ranks 182nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .