What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Luxembourg and New Caledonia?

8 deaths, with New Caledonia ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs New Caledonia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Luxembourg

31 deaths

in 2023

New Caledonia

39 deaths

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

181st

New Caledonia rank

178th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Luxembourg
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 39 deaths against 31 deaths in Luxembourg, a difference of 8 deaths.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 178th of 236 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	216.3 deaths	248.8 deaths	32.5 deaths	New Caledonia
1960s	126.3 deaths	233.6 deaths	107.3 deaths	New Caledonia
1970s	63 deaths	202.1 deaths	139.1 deaths	New Caledonia
1980s	45 deaths	128.4 deaths	83.4 deaths	New Caledonia
1990s	31.8 deaths	97.2 deaths	65.4 deaths	New Caledonia
2000s	19.7 deaths	68.8 deaths	49.1 deaths	New Caledonia
2010s	21.3 deaths	51.3 deaths	30 deaths	New Caledonia
2020s	26 deaths	40.75 deaths	14.75 deaths	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Luxembourg or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 39 deaths against 31 deaths in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Luxembourg and New Caledonia?: 8 deaths, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and New Caledonia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Luxembourg ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.