Canada vs France: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Canada
0.0085 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
France
0.0085 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Canada rank
161st
France rank
160th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman in Canada, a difference of 0 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 161st and France ranks 160th of 200 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9785 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5412 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4373 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.9925 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3396 under-five deaths per woman | 0.653 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.4863 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3224 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1639 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.2809 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2093 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0715 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.2046 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2298 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman | France |
| 1950s | 0.1494 under-five deaths per woman | 0.118 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0314 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.0906 under-five deaths per woman | 0.064 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0266 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0343 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0331 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0172 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0026 under-five deaths per woman | France |
| 1990s | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | France |
| 2000s | 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Canada or France?
- France, at 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Canada and France?
- 0 under-five deaths per woman, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Canada ranks 161st and France ranks 160th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).