France vs Ireland: Infant mortality by sex
France
0.3709 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3677 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
167th
Ireland rank
169th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.3709 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0032 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2748 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6291 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4289 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.9999 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0399 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.6433 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7081 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0647 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.3889 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5086 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1198 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.3482 deaths per 100 live births | 0.348 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0003 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 2020s | 0.3664 deaths per 100 live births | 0.349 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0174 deaths per 100 live births | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, France or Ireland?
- France, at 0.3709 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3677 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between France and Ireland?
- 0.0032 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and Ireland rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- France ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 169th 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .