France vs Poland: Child mortality by sex

France
0.4694 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.4649 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
165th
Poland rank
166th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • France
  • Poland
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.4694 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4649 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.0045 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

France ranks 165th and Poland ranks 166th of 199 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 4.73 deaths per 100 live births 10.93 deaths per 100 live births 6.2 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1960s 2.61 deaths per 100 live births 5.43 deaths per 100 live births 2.82 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1970s 1.72 deaths per 100 live births 3.32 deaths per 100 live births 1.6 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1980s 1.21 deaths per 100 live births 2.35 deaths per 100 live births 1.14 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1990s 0.7899 deaths per 100 live births 1.57 deaths per 100 live births 0.7827 deaths per 100 live births Poland
2000s 0.5291 deaths per 100 live births 0.8443 deaths per 100 live births 0.3153 deaths per 100 live births Poland
2010s 0.4566 deaths per 100 live births 0.5512 deaths per 100 live births 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births Poland
2020s 0.465 deaths per 100 live births 0.4745 deaths per 100 live births 0.0095 deaths per 100 live births Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, France or Poland?
France, at 0.4694 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4649 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between France and Poland?
0.0045 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do France and Poland rank globally for child mortality by sex?
France ranks 165th and Poland ranks 166th 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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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .