France vs United Kingdom: Number of child deaths per woman

France
0.0085 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0088 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
France rank
160th
United Kingdom rank
158th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman in France, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.

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 under-five deaths per woman 1.28 under-five deaths per woman 0.3431 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1850s 0.946 under-five deaths per woman 1.29 under-five deaths per woman 0.3477 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1860s 0.9434 under-five deaths per woman 1.29 under-five deaths per woman 0.3434 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1870s 0.9014 under-five deaths per woman 1.2 under-five deaths per woman 0.2984 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1880s 0.8128 under-five deaths per woman 1 under-five deaths per woman 0.1914 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1890s 0.6804 under-five deaths per woman 0.8729 under-five deaths per woman 0.1925 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1900s 0.5321 under-five deaths per woman 0.6426 under-five deaths per woman 0.1105 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1910s 0.3396 under-five deaths per woman 0.4075 under-five deaths per woman 0.0679 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1920s 0.3224 under-five deaths per woman 0.2612 under-five deaths per woman 0.0611 under-five deaths per woman France
1930s 0.2093 under-five deaths per woman 0.1516 under-five deaths per woman 0.0577 under-five deaths per woman France
1940s 0.2298 under-five deaths per woman 0.1243 under-five deaths per woman 0.1055 under-five deaths per woman France
1950s 0.118 under-five deaths per woman 0.0724 under-five deaths per woman 0.0456 under-five deaths per woman France
1960s 0.064 under-five deaths per woman 0.0668 under-five deaths per woman 0.0028 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1970s 0.0331 under-five deaths per woman 0.0365 under-five deaths per woman 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1980s 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman 0.0212 under-five deaths per woman 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
1990s 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
2000s 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
2010s 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman 0.0083 under-five deaths per woman 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman United Kingdom
2020s 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman 0.0002 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, France or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between France and United Kingdom?
0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, 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 number of child deaths per woman?
France ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 158th 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

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