France vs United Kingdom: Children died before five per woman
France
0.0085
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0088
in 2024
France rank
160th
United Kingdom rank
158th
Children died before five per woman over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.0088 against 0.0085 in France, a difference of 0.0003.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1841 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 158th of 200 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.933 | 1.28 | 0.3431 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.946 | 1.29 | 0.3477 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.9434 | 1.29 | 0.3434 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.9014 | 1.2 | 0.2984 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.8128 | 1 | 0.1914 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.6804 | 0.8729 | 0.1925 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.5321 | 0.6426 | 0.1105 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.3396 | 0.4075 | 0.0679 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.3224 | 0.2612 | 0.0611 | France |
| 1930s | 0.2093 | 0.1516 | 0.0577 | France |
| 1940s | 0.2298 | 0.1243 | 0.1055 | France |
| 1950s | 0.118 | 0.0724 | 0.0456 | France |
| 1960s | 0.064 | 0.0668 | 0.0028 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.0331 | 0.0365 | 0.0035 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0198 | 0.0212 | 0.0014 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0121 | 0.0133 | 0.0012 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0091 | 0.0106 | 0.0014 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0081 | 0.0083 | 0.0003 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0081 | 0.0079 | 0.0002 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children died before five per woman, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.0088 against 0.0085 in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children died before five per woman between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.0003, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 184 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2024.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for children died before five per woman?
- France ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 158th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.