France vs Ireland: Child mortality rate by sex
France
0.3972 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3566 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
165th
Ireland rank
168th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.3972 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0406 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 165th and Ireland ranks 168th of 199 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 | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1938 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5467 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4173 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9167 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0959 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.6019 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6948 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0929 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4213 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5042 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0828 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3775 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0345 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 2020s | 0.3915 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3408 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0507 deaths per 100 live births | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, France or Ireland?
- France, at 0.3972 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between France and Ireland?
- 0.0406 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 by sex?
- France ranks 165th and Ireland ranks 168th 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 rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .