Belgium vs Luxembourg

Belgium vs Luxembourg: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium and 4.4 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Luxembourg, by 1.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.33 times that in Belgium.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Belgium vs Luxembourg: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Belgium and 4.4 per 1,000 live births in Luxembourg, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Luxembourg, by 1.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.33 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumLuxembourgUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Luxembourg has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 195 and Luxembourg ranked 181 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 0.7 per 1,000 live births and Luxembourg at 0.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

YearBelgiumLuxembourgWorld
20233.34.427.3
20223.43.528.2
202133.228.4
20203.24.528.7
20193.64.629.2
20183.74.329.7
20173.63.230.3
20163.23.731.1
20153.22.832.1
20143.42.832.9
20133.43.933.9
20123.72.535
20113.34.136.8
20103.63.537.7
20093.52.539.1
20083.81.840.4
20074.11.842
20064.12.643.7
20053.72.645.4
20043.83.947.2
20034.14.948.8
20024.4550.6
20014.55.852.2
20004.85.253.7
19994.94.855.5
19985.1557.1
19975.54.158.3
19965.35.159.6
199565.560.8
19947.45.362
19937.9662.9
19928.18.664.1
19918.39.164.9
199087.464.9
19898.69.866.2
19889.1968
19879.69.268.6
19869.78.170.8
19859.78.872.9
19849.911.574.6
198310.41176.1
1982111276.6
198111.413.678.7
198012.211.680.6
197912.312.482.5
197813.210.284.7
197713.610.986.4
197615.417.888.1
197515.814.689.6
19741713.890.9
197317.114.592.1
197218.513.293.6
197120.222.596.1
197021.124.796.9
196921.216.898.3
196821.316.5100.2
196722.520103.1
196624.326.4104.9
196523.223.9106.4
196425.429.4106.1
196327.328.5107.7
196227.130.8110.2
196128.226.2121.5
196030.631.1131.8
195930.340.3125.7
195831.437.8117.7
195736.141.1120
195639.244.6121.9
195540.441.7124.8
195441.547.5127.7
195341.548.6130.1
195245.248.2132.7
195149.453.3136
195052.749.9138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumLuxembourgWorld
20242.92.4–3.42.92.4–3.326.9
20252.82.2–3.62.82.2–3.526.4
20262.72–3.72.72–3.625.9
20272.61.9–3.72.61.9–3.725.4
20282.51.8–3.82.61.8–3.724.9
20292.51.7–3.92.51.7–3.824.5
20302.41.7–3.92.41.6–3.824
20312.31.6–3.82.41.5–3.823.6
20322.31.5–3.92.31.5–3.823.2
20332.21.4–3.82.31.4–3.822.8
20342.21.4–3.82.21.4–3.822.3
20352.11.4–3.82.11.3–3.821.9
20362.11.3–3.72.11.3–3.821.5
203721.2–3.621.2–3.721.1
203821.2–3.721.2–3.820.8
20391.91.2–3.61.91.1–3.720.4
20401.91.1–3.61.91.1–3.720
20411.81.1–3.51.91–3.619.7
20421.81–3.51.81–3.619.4
20431.71–3.41.81–3.619
20441.70.9–3.41.70.9–3.518.7
20451.70.9–3.41.70.9–3.518.4
20461.60.9–3.41.70.9–3.418.2
20471.60.8–3.51.60.8–3.517.9
20481.60.8–3.41.60.8–3.417.7
20491.50.8–3.41.60.8–3.417.5
20501.50.8–3.31.50.7–3.317.3
20511.50.8–3.31.50.7–3.317.1
20521.50.7–3.21.50.7–3.316.9
20531.40.7–3.21.40.7–3.416.7
20541.40.7–3.21.40.7–3.216.5
20551.40.7–3.21.40.6–3.316.3
20561.40.7–3.11.40.6–3.216.1
20571.30.6–3.11.30.6–3.315.9
20581.30.6–3.11.30.6–3.115.7
20591.30.6–31.30.5–3.115.5
20601.30.6–31.30.5–315.3
20611.20.5–2.91.20.5–315.1
20621.20.5–2.81.20.5–314.9
20631.20.5–2.91.20.5–2.914.7
20641.20.5–2.81.20.5–314.5
20651.20.5–2.81.20.5–314.3
20661.10.5–2.81.10.4–2.914.1
20671.10.5–2.81.10.4–2.913.9
20681.10.4–2.71.10.4–2.913.8
20691.10.4–2.71.10.4–2.813.6
20701.10.4–2.71.10.4–2.913.4
207110.4–2.610.4–2.913.2
207210.4–2.610.4–2.913
207310.4–2.510.4–2.912.9
207410.4–2.610.3–2.912.7
207510.4–2.510.3–2.812.6
207610.3–2.510.3–2.812.4
20770.90.3–2.50.90.3–2.712.3
20780.90.3–2.50.90.3–2.712.1
20790.90.3–2.50.90.3–2.712
20800.90.3–2.40.90.3–2.611.8
20810.90.3–2.30.90.3–2.611.7
20820.90.3–2.50.90.3–2.611.6
20830.90.3–2.40.80.2–2.511.5
20840.80.2–2.40.80.2–2.611.4
20850.80.2–2.30.80.2–2.611.3
20860.80.2–2.50.80.2–2.511.1
20870.80.2–2.40.80.2–2.511
20880.80.2–2.30.80.2–2.510.9
20890.80.2–2.40.80.2–2.410.8
20900.80.2–2.40.80.2–2.310.7
20910.80.2–2.30.70.2–2.410.6
20920.70.2–2.30.70.2–2.310.5
20930.70.2–2.30.70.2–2.310.4
20940.70.1–2.30.70.1–2.410.3
20950.70.1–2.30.70.1–2.310.1
20960.70.1–2.30.70.1–2.310
20970.70.1–2.10.70.1–2.39.9
20980.70.1–2.10.70.1–2.29.8
20990.70.1–2.10.60.1–2.19.7
21000.70.1–2.10.60.1–2.29.6

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Good to know

  • Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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