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