France vs United Kingdom: Child mortality complete gapminder

France
0.4343
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.468
in 2024
France rank
163rd
United Kingdom rank
161st

Child mortality complete gapminder over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.468 against 0.4343 in France, a difference of 0.0337.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was France ahead.

France ranks 163rd and United Kingdom ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, France averaged higher in 12 and United Kingdom in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1800s 38.4 32.1 6.3 France
1810s 30.05 31.15 1.1 United Kingdom
1820s 29.67 31.28 1.61 United Kingdom
1830s 28.54 28.8 0.26 United Kingdom
1840s 26.47 26.56 0.0962 United Kingdom
1850s 27.7 26.49 1.22 France
1860s 26.95 26.18 0.7696 France
1870s 26.16 24.54 1.62 France
1880s 24.62 22.66 1.96 France
1890s 23.13 22.88 0.2494 France
1900s 19.47 19.31 0.1595 France
1910s 17.5 15.46 2.04 France
1920s 13.32 11.16 2.16 France
1930s 9.68 8.35 1.32 France
1940s 9.55 5.91 3.63 France
1950s 4.25 3.09 1.16 France
1960s 2.32 2.39 0.0663 United Kingdom
1970s 1.53 1.82 0.2885 United Kingdom
1980s 1.07 1.18 0.1089 United Kingdom
1990s 0.6983 0.7586 0.0603 United Kingdom
2000s 0.4765 0.6038 0.1273 United Kingdom
2010s 0.418 0.4609 0.0429 United Kingdom
2020s 0.4292 0.4529 0.0237 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality complete gapminder, France or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.468 against 0.4343 in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality complete gapminder between France and United Kingdom?
0.0337, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for child mortality complete gapminder?
France ranks 163rd and United Kingdom ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality complete gapminder
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed