France vs New Zealand: Child mortality by sex
France
0.4694 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.5103 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
165th
New Zealand rank
164th
Child mortality by sex over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.5103 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4694 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0409 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0868 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3633 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3407 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.7899 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2179 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.5291 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7406 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2115 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.4566 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6174 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1608 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.465 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5323 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0673 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.5103 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4694 deaths per 100 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between France and New Zealand?
- 0.0409 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- France ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 164th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .