France vs Netherlands: Annual death rates at different ages in females
France
3.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
3.1 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
France rank
198th
Netherlands rank
200th
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 3.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
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 | 172.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 222.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 174.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 223.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 173.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 229.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 163.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 201.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 162.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 174.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 141.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 141.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.24 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1910s | 126.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 101.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.25 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1920s | 93.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.91 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1930s | 67.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.41 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1940s | 73.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.43 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1950s | 35.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.83 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 20.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.48 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 12.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.633 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 4.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.123 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.539 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.025 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
| 2020s | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0151 deaths per 1,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 3.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between France and Netherlands?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, 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 annual death rates at different ages in females?
- 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 Annual death rates at different ages in females. 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.