What is infant mortality rate in Luxembourg?

Infant mortality rate in Luxembourg was 0.1866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 4.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Luxembourg rank for infant mortality rate?

Luxembourg ranks 194th out of 199 regions with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Luxembourg data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg: Infant mortality rate was 0.1866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1866 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.3%

Rank

194th

of 199 regions

All-time high

4.9 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.1866 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant mortality rate in Luxembourg, 1949–2024

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

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 0.1866 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Luxembourg peaked at 4.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.1866 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Luxembourg 194th out of 199 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	4.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.9 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	4.02 deaths per 100 live births	3.33 deaths per 100 live births	4.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	3.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.954 deaths per 100 live births	0.7744 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.56 deaths per 100 live births	0.4152 deaths per 100 live births	0.7322 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3059 deaths per 100 live births	0.2427 deaths per 100 live births	0.3909 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2173 deaths per 100 live births	0.204 deaths per 100 live births	0.2356 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.1946 deaths per 100 live births	0.1866 deaths per 100 live births	0.2015 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

191 Sweden 0.1964 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Montenegro 0.193 deaths per 100 live births compare
193 Finland 0.1872 deaths per 100 live births compare
195 Slovenia 0.1836 deaths per 100 live births compare
196 Japan 0.1817 deaths per 100 live births compare
197 Belarus 0.1802 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,324 (2025)
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Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,062 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,875 (2025)
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 infant mortality rate in Luxembourg?: Infant mortality rate in Luxembourg was 0.1866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 4.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1866 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Luxembourg rank for infant mortality rate?: Luxembourg ranks 194th out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .