Luxembourg: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Luxembourg?

Life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg is 85.2 years for women and 81.1 years for men, according to STATEC population figures published on 6 May 2026. In 2025 there were 6,439 births and 4,396 deaths, and the fertility rate fell to 1.23 children per woman, the lowest on record.

STATEC calculates life expectancy over a three-year period, so the latest figure, labelled 2024, uses deaths in 2023, 2024 and 2025, according to Luxembourg in Figures 2026. In 1981 life expectancy was 70.0 years for men and 76.7 for women.

Official sources: STATEC: Lower migration, low fertility · STATEC: Luxembourg in Figures 2026 (PDF)

How many doctors are there in Luxembourg?

Luxembourg had 2,768 practising physicians in 2024, or 408.86 per 100,000 people, according to Eurostat. There were also 9,963 practising nurses (1,471.61 per 100,000), along with dentists, pharmacists and physiotherapists counted in the same table.

Practising physicians are doctors who provide services directly to patients. The rate per 100,000 is calculated on the resident population. Luxembourg also had 104 pharmacies open to the public on 1 January 2026, according to STATEC's Luxembourg in Figures 2026.

Official sources: Eurostat: health personnel, Luxembourg · STATEC: Luxembourg in Figures 2026 (PDF)

How much does Luxembourg spend on health care?

Luxembourg's total health care expenditure was EUR 5,287.34 million in 2025, or 5.91% of GDP, according to provisional Eurostat data. It was 5.74% of GDP in 2024, when spending per inhabitant was 4,944.38 in purchasing power standards.

The figures cover all health care spending, public and private. Spending per inhabitant in purchasing power standards adjusts for price differences between countries. Eurostat marks 2025 as provisional.

Official sources: Eurostat: total health care expenditure, Luxembourg

Which hospitals have emergency services in Luxembourg?

Hospital emergency services in Luxembourg are organised by region, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Security. In the south, the Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch in Esch-sur-Alzette, and in the north, the Centre Hospitalier du Nord in Ettelbruck, run adult emergency departments every day, 24 hours a day.

In the centre, the Hôpital Kirchberg (Hôpitaux Robert Schuman) and the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) take turns as the hospital on duty, following a published rota for each half of 2026. The national paediatric emergency service is at the CHL in Luxembourg City. The ministry's page lists the addresses and links to the rota.

Official sources: Ministry of Health: emergency services of hospitals on duty (French)

How many HIV cases are there in Luxembourg?

37 new cases of HIV were detected in Luxembourg in 2025, compared with 39 in 2024 and 55 in 2023, according to Ministry of Health figures published in Luxembourg in Figures 2026 by STATEC. Two cases of AIDS were reported in 2025, down from 7 in 2024.

The same table records 47 cases of tuberculosis in 2025. These are newly reported cases in each year, not the number of people living with HIV. Small numbers can change noticeably from one year to the next.

Official sources: STATEC: Luxembourg in Figures 2026 (PDF)

What is life expectancy in Luxembourg?

In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Luxembourg was 83.2 years, according to the UN Population Division. Its high point since 2005 was 2023, at 83.3 years; its low point was 2006, at 79.3 years. Europe & Central Asia median: 79.5 years; Luxembourg is 9th highest of 52. Worldwide: 14th of 193.

What is Luxembourg's infant mortality rate?

In 2024, the infant mortality rate in Luxembourg was 1.9 per 1,000, according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. That is the lowest since at least 2005. It is 45th highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 3.4 per 1,000. World rank, highest first: 185th of 192.

How many women die in childbirth in Luxembourg?

According to the WHO, the maternal mortality ratio in Luxembourg was 11.0 per 100,000 in 2023. The peak was 17.0 per 100,000 in 2005 and the low 6.0 per 100,000 in 2020. Europe & Central Asia median: 6.0 per 100,000; Luxembourg is 15th highest of 51. World rank, highest first: 144th of 192.

How much does Luxembourg spend on health?

The WHO puts current health spending in Luxembourg at 5.9% of GDP in 2024. The peak was 7.1% of GDP in 2005 and the low 5.1% of GDP in 2016. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 9.4% of GDP, and Luxembourg placed 17th highest of 17.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Luxembourg?

8.5%: that is out-of-pocket health spending in Luxembourg for 2024, according to the WHO. The peak was 13.4% in 2006 and the low 8.4% in 2020. It is 17th highest of 17 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 14.1%.

What is the doctor to patient ratio in Luxembourg?

3.0 per 1,000: that is the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Luxembourg for 2017, according to the WHO. That is the highest since at least 2005. Europe & Central Asia median: 3.4 per 1,000; Luxembourg is 34th highest of 47. World rank, highest first: 45th of 138.

What is hospital capacity in Luxembourg?

In 2023, hospital beds per 1,000 people in Luxembourg was 4.0 per 1,000, according to the WHO. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 4.2 per 1,000, and Luxembourg placed 16th highest of 23. World rank, highest first: 23rd of 73.

What is the measles vaccination rate in Luxembourg?

In 2024, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Luxembourg was 99.0%, according to WHO and UNICEF. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 94.0%, and Luxembourg placed 1st highest of 51. Of 191 countries with 2024 data, 1st highest.