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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed