France vs United Kingdom: Annual death rates at different ages
France
3.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United Kingdom
3.72 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
France rank
200th
United Kingdom rank
197th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1922 it was France ahead.
France ranks 200th and United Kingdom ranks 197th of 236 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 | 20.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.57 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 | 10.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6273 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 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.383 deaths per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1904 deaths per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 3.72 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 United Kingdom?
- 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2023.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- France ranks 200th and United Kingdom ranks 197th 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.