Number of maternal deaths in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Number of maternal deaths was 1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Luxembourg, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Luxembourg stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Luxembourg peaked at 1 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
Luxembourg ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 169 Barbados 1 compare
- 169 Belarus 1 compare
- 169 Croatia 1 compare
- 169 Estonia 1 compare
- 169 Grenada 1 compare
- 169 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 169 Nauru 1 compare
- 169 Norway 1 compare
- 169 Qatar 1 compare
- 169 Seychelles 1 compare
- 169 Slovenia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 compare
More health data for Luxembourg
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,465 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,502 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,709 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 15.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 470,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,710 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,592 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Luxembourg?
- Number of maternal deaths in Luxembourg was 1 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Luxembourg ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.