Luxembourg – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG- A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 483,799
Female percentage of population (2007): 50.50%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 18.3% |
| Ages 15-24 | 11.8% |
| Ages 25-49 | 38.8% |
| Ages 50-64 | 17.1% |
| Ages 65-79 | 10.7% |
| Age 80 and older | 3.3% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004) :
- Female: 17.98%
- Male: 19.52%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 16.56%
- Male: 11.74%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 81.9 years female
- 76.8 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2004): 239.55
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 12
Percentage using contraception: no data
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 55.0%
- Male: 71.9%
Female employment rate:
- 2007 :45.3%
- 1997: 55%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female:5.7%
- Male: 4.0%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 35,880
- Male: 44,392
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 65.7%
Marriage rate (2007): 4.10 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 2.3 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 13
- – Male: 15
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 123.2
- – Male: 216.2
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000(2004):
- – Incidence: 11.33
- – Death: 1.19
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 151.25
- – Death: 21.57
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 2
- – Colorectal: 9
- – Lung: 21
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 36.1
- Male: 61.9
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 16.3
- Male: 69.8
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 16.85
- Male: 73.66
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita (2003): 8.56
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): no data
Percentage non-smokers (2003): no data
Percentage daily smokers (2003): no data
Percentage overweight (??):
- Female: 13.9%
- Male: 15.3%
Percentage obese (??):
- Female:44.6%
- Male: 60.9%
Low Energy Expenditure (2002):
- Female: 58.3%
- Male: 56.1%
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.