France vs Poland: Child mortality rate by sex
France
0.3972 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.3772 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
165th
Poland rank
166th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.3972 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3772 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
France ranks 165th and Poland ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 9.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5.48 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.9167 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8842 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.6019 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6695 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.4213 deaths per 100 live births | 0.699 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2777 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.3775 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0812 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.3915 deaths per 100 live births | 0.388 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0035 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 Poland?
- France, at 0.3972 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3772 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between France and Poland?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and Poland rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- France ranks 165th and Poland ranks 166th 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 .