France vs Russia: Annual death rates at different ages
France
3.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Russia
3.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
France rank
200th
Russia rank
198th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- France
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
France ranks 200th and Russia ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1960s | 23.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1970s | 14.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1980s | 8.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1990s | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2000s | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2020s | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5424 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, France or Russia?
- Russia, at 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between France and Russia?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Russia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- France ranks 200th and Russia ranks 198th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.