France vs Ireland: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
France
0.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
166th
Ireland rank
169th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.43 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 166th and Ireland ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.224 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.588 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.437 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.067 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.698 deaths per 100 live births | 0.776 deaths per 100 live births | 0.078 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.476 deaths per 100 live births | 0.556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.08 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.417 deaths per 100 live births | 0.376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.041 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 2020s | 0.428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.058 deaths per 100 live births | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, France or Ireland?
- France, at 0.43 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between France and Ireland?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and Ireland rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 166th and Ireland ranks 169th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.