Probability of dying that year, among females in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Probability of dying that year, among females was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying that year, among females in Luxembourg, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability of dying that year, among females in Luxembourg stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 80.9% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Luxembourg peaked at 4.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.
That places Luxembourg 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.6% | — |
| 1951 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 4.2% | -6.4% |
| 1953 | 4.2% | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 1955 | 3.5% | -9.1% |
| 1956 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| 1957 | 3.2% | -16.4% |
| 1958 | 3.4% | +8.2% |
| 1959 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
| 1960 | 2.3% | -37.2% |
| 1961 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 2.3% | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | +26.6% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | -31.4% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | -16.2% |
| 1970 | 2.2% | +57.9% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | -40.8% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -15.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | +45.8% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +18.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -51.2% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +46.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -28.9% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +71.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +29.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -20.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +28.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -27.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -41.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +61.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -36.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -44.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -61.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +147.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +79.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +53.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -66.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +129.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +179.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -37.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +62.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -54.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +80.9% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 70% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying that year, among females in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +179.9% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More gender data for Luxembourg
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 109.93 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2279 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 603.74 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 603.74 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9746 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,400 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Luxembourg?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Luxembourg was 0.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- How does Luxembourg rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Luxembourg ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.