France vs Switzerland: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
France
0.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
166th
Switzerland rank
169th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.43 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 166th and Switzerland ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.993 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.026 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1970s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.087 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1980s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.144 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1990s | 0.698 deaths per 100 live births | 0.674 deaths per 100 live births | 0.024 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 2000s | 0.476 deaths per 100 live births | 0.511 deaths per 100 live births | 0.035 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.417 deaths per 100 live births | 0.429 deaths per 100 live births | 0.012 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.034 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 Switzerland?
- France, at 0.43 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between France and Switzerland?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 166th and Switzerland ranks 169th 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.