France vs New Zealand: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
France
0.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
166th
New Zealand rank
163rd
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.47 deaths per 100 live births against 0.43 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.04 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 166th and New Zealand ranks 163rd of 200 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 | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.07 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.319 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.317 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.698 deaths per 100 live births | 0.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.212 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.476 deaths per 100 live births | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.198 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.417 deaths per 100 live births | 0.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.153 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.494 deaths per 100 live births | 0.066 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.47 deaths per 100 live births against 0.43 deaths per 100 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between France and New Zealand?
- 0.04 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 166th and New Zealand ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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.