France vs United Kingdom: Annual death rate by age group
France
3.85 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United Kingdom
3.88 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2022
France rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
13th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1922 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 41 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 100.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.86 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1930s | 78.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.73 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1940s | 83.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.37 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1950s | 40.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.84 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 23.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 14.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.627 deaths per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.405 deaths per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2233 deaths per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2022.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- France ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.