France vs Netherlands: Child mortality vs. health spending
France
0.4343 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3885 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
165th
Netherlands rank
168th
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0458 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was France ahead.
France ranks 165th and Netherlands ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1950s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4665 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1970s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1903 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1980s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9783 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0886 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1990s | 0.6983 deaths per 100 live births | 0.715 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0167 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5403 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0637 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.418 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4154 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0027 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 2020s | 0.4292 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3949 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0343 deaths per 100 live births | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between France and Netherlands?
- 0.0458 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
- France ranks 165th and Netherlands ranks 168th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. health spending. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .