Denmark vs France: Child mortality rate
Denmark
0.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France
0.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
168th
France rank
166th
Child mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.43 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1835 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 168th and France ranks 166th of 200 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and France in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 26.77 deaths per 100 live births | 27.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.532 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1840s | 26.2 deaths per 100 live births | 26.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.265 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1850s | 23.91 deaths per 100 live births | 27.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1860s | 22.13 deaths per 100 live births | 26.95 deaths per 100 live births | 4.82 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1870s | 20.43 deaths per 100 live births | 26.16 deaths per 100 live births | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1880s | 20.01 deaths per 100 live births | 24.62 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1890s | 19.13 deaths per 100 live births | 23.13 deaths per 100 live births | 4 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1900s | 14.68 deaths per 100 live births | 19.47 deaths per 100 live births | 4.79 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1910s | 11.79 deaths per 100 live births | 17.5 deaths per 100 live births | 5.71 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1920s | 9.96 deaths per 100 live births | 13.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.35 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1930s | 8.1 deaths per 100 live births | 9.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1940s | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4.23 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1950s | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.185 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1970s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.228 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1980s | 0.964 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.104 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1990s | 0.697 deaths per 100 live births | 0.698 deaths per 100 live births | 0.001 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 2000s | 0.491 deaths per 100 live births | 0.476 deaths per 100 live births | 0.015 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.402 deaths per 100 live births | 0.417 deaths per 100 live births | 0.015 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 2020s | 0.382 deaths per 100 live births | 0.428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.046 deaths per 100 live births | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Denmark or France?
- France, at 0.43 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4 deaths per 100 live births in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Denmark and France?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1835 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 168th and France ranks 166th 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. 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.