France vs Netherlands: Child mortality
France
0.43
in 2024
Netherlands
0.39
in 2024
France rank
166th
Netherlands rank
169th
Child mortality over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 0.43 against 0.39 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.04.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 166th and Netherlands ranks 169th of 200 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, France averaged higher in 11 and Netherlands in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 26.47 | 29.64 | 3.17 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 27.7 | 32.17 | 4.46 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 26.95 | 32.09 | 5.15 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 26.16 | 31.32 | 5.16 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 24.62 | 28.04 | 3.42 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 23.13 | 23.9 | 0.777 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 19.47 | 19.44 | 0.029 | France |
| 1910s | 17.5 | 15.16 | 2.34 | France |
| 1920s | 13.32 | 9.27 | 4.04 | France |
| 1930s | 9.68 | 5.6 | 4.08 | France |
| 1940s | 9.55 | 5.71 | 3.84 | France |
| 1950s | 4.25 | 2.61 | 1.63 | France |
| 1960s | 2.33 | 1.86 | 0.468 | France |
| 1970s | 1.53 | 1.34 | 0.189 | France |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 0.978 | 0.09 | France |
| 1990s | 0.698 | 0.714 | 0.016 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.476 | 0.539 | 0.063 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.417 | 0.414 | 0.003 | France |
| 2020s | 0.428 | 0.396 | 0.032 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 0.43 against 0.39 in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between France and Netherlands?
- 0.04, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for child mortality?
- France ranks 166th and Netherlands ranks 169th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.