France vs New Zealand: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
France
0.4343 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.4738 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
165th
New Zealand rank
162nd
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0395 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
France ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.6983 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9107 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2124 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.4765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1988 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.418 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5702 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1522 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.4292 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4944 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0653 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between France and New Zealand?
- 0.0395 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- France ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 .