What is child mortality rate in Luxembourg?

Child mortality rate in Luxembourg was 0.2182 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 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 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Luxembourg rank for child mortality rate?

Luxembourg ranks 197th out of 199 countries 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 United Nations 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: 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: Child mortality rate was 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2182 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

197th

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.78 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.2182 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child 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

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Luxembourg is 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and 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, 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Luxembourg ranks 197th of 199 countries on this measure, 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	4.73 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	5.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.99 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	0.926 deaths per 100 live births	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.6716 deaths per 100 live births	0.4984 deaths per 100 live births	0.8764 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3665 deaths per 100 live births	0.2896 deaths per 100 live births	0.4693 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2577 deaths per 100 live births	0.2403 deaths per 100 live births	0.2809 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2282 deaths per 100 live births	0.2182 deaths per 100 live births	0.237 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

194 Finland 0.2352 deaths per 100 live births compare
195 Belarus 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births compare
196 Slovenia 0.2259 deaths per 100 live births compare
198 Estonia 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births compare
199 San Marino 0.126 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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 child mortality rate in Luxembourg?: Child mortality rate in Luxembourg was 0.2182 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 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 0.2182 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Luxembourg rank for child mortality rate?: Luxembourg ranks 197th out of 199 countries 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 United Nations 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: 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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .