France vs Switzerland: Infant mortality by sex
France
0.3709 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3683 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
167th
Switzerland rank
168th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.3709 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3683 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0026 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 Switzerland ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0537 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1970s | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0913 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1980s | 0.9999 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8337 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1662 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1990s | 0.6433 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6082 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0351 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 2000s | 0.3889 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4707 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0818 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3482 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0539 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3664 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3739 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0075 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, France or Switzerland?
- France, at 0.3709 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3683 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between France and Switzerland?
- 0.0026 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- France ranks 167th and Switzerland ranks 168th 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 .