France vs Netherlands: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
France
0.3%
in 2023
Netherlands
0.3%
in 2023
France rank
198th
Netherlands rank
200th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 198th and Netherlands ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 11 and Netherlands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 15.4% | 19.3% | 3.9% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 15.6% | 19.4% | 3.8% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 15.5% | 19.8% | 4.3% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 14.7% | 17.7% | 3.0% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 14.6% | 15.6% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 0.0% | France |
| 1910s | 11.6% | 9.5% | 2.1% | France |
| 1920s | 8.8% | 5.8% | 3.0% | France |
| 1930s | 6.5% | 3.6% | 2.8% | France |
| 1940s | 6.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% | France |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1.6% | France |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | France |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | France |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | France |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | France |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between France and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- France ranks 198th and Netherlands ranks 200th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.