Croatia vs France: Number of child deaths per woman

Croatia
0.0082 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
France
0.0085 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Croatia rank
162nd
France rank
160th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Croatia
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman in Croatia, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 162nd and France ranks 160th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 5 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2163 under-five deaths per woman 0.0779 under-five deaths per woman 0.1383 under-five deaths per woman Croatia
1970s 0.0819 under-five deaths per woman 0.0456 under-five deaths per woman 0.0364 under-five deaths per woman Croatia
1980s 0.0341 under-five deaths per woman 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman 0.0143 under-five deaths per woman Croatia
1990s 0.0169 under-five deaths per woman 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman Croatia
2000s 0.0103 under-five deaths per woman 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman Croatia
2010s 0.0073 under-five deaths per woman 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman France
2020s 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman 0.001 under-five deaths per woman France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Croatia or France?
France, at 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Croatia and France?
0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and France?
47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Croatia and France rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Croatia ranks 162nd and France ranks 160th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).