Luxembourg vs Sweden: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Luxembourg
0.1457 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.1415 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
182nd
Sweden rank
185th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.1457 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1415 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.0042 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 185th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4621 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.9726 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7097 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2629 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.525 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4219 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1031 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.3247 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2841 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0406 deaths per 100 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.1879 deaths per 100 live births | 0.198 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0101 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1518 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1547 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0029 deaths per 100 live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1508 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1435 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, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Luxembourg, at 0.1457 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1415 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.0042 deaths per 100 live births, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 182nd and Sweden ranks 185th 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 .