What is child mortality rate in Luxembourg?

Child mortality rate in Luxembourg was 0.22 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 5.78 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 0.22 deaths per 100 live births in 2023.

How does Luxembourg rank for child mortality rate?

Luxembourg ranks 198th out of 200 regions with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Luxembourg data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Luxembourg

Name: Child mortality rate in Luxembourg
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Luxembourg: Child mortality rate was 0.22 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.22 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

198th

of 200 regions

All-time high

5.78 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.22 deaths per 100 live births

in 2023

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality rate in Luxembourg, 1949–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 0.22 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Luxembourg peaked at 5.78 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.22 deaths per 100 live births, in 2023.

That places Luxembourg 198th out of 200 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	5.78 deaths per 100 live births	5.78 deaths per 100 live births	5.78 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	4.74 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	5.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	3 deaths per 100 live births	2.36 deaths per 100 live births	3.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.76 deaths per 100 live births	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	0.93 deaths per 100 live births	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.673 deaths per 100 live births	0.5 deaths per 100 live births	0.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.367 deaths per 100 live births	0.29 deaths per 100 live births	0.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.257 deaths per 100 live births	0.24 deaths per 100 live births	0.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.228 deaths per 100 live births	0.22 deaths per 100 live births	0.24 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

196 Belarus 0.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
196 Slovenia 0.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
199 Estonia 0.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
200 San Marino 0.13 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,866 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,695 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Luxembourg?: Child mortality rate in Luxembourg was 0.22 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 5.78 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 0.22 deaths per 100 live births in 2023.
How does Luxembourg rank for child mortality rate?: Luxembourg ranks 198th out of 200 regions with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.