France vs Poland: Child mortality vs. health spending
France
0.4343 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.4221 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
165th
Poland rank
166th
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.0122 deaths per 100 live births.
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.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10.09 deaths per 100 live births | 5.85 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.6983 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7274 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.4765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7735 deaths per 100 live births | 0.297 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.418 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5061 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0881 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.4292 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4323 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0031 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, France or Poland?
- France, at 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between France and Poland?
- 0.0122 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 vs. health spending?
- 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) 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 .