France vs Greece: Infant mortality rate by sex
France
0.3135 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.2955 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
168th
Greece rank
170th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- France
- Greece
How they compare
France currently reports 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.018 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Greece ahead.
France ranks 168th and Greece ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.7507 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4493 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.4872 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6928 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2056 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.309 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3849 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0759 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.2871 deaths per 100 live births | 0.321 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0339 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.308 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3054 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0026 deaths per 100 live births | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, France or Greece?
- France, at 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2955 deaths per 100 live births in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between France and Greece?
- 0.018 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do France and Greece rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- France ranks 168th and Greece ranks 170th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .