France vs Poland: Child mortality rate
France
0.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
166th
Poland rank
167th
Child mortality rate over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.43 deaths per 100 live births against 0.42 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 91 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Poland ahead.
France ranks 166th and Poland ranks 167th of 200 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12.98 deaths per 100 live births | 25.88 deaths per 100 live births | 12.9 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1930s | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | 22.03 deaths per 100 live births | 12.23 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1940s | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | 16.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10.28 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1950s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 10.09 deaths per 100 live births | 5.85 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.33 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 | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 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 | 0.698 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.727 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.476 deaths per 100 live births | 0.773 deaths per 100 live births | 0.297 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.417 deaths per 100 live births | 0.506 deaths per 100 live births | 0.089 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.432 deaths per 100 live births | 0.004 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, France or Poland?
- France, at 0.43 deaths per 100 live births against 0.42 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between France and Poland?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do France and Poland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- France ranks 166th and Poland ranks 167th 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.