France vs Ireland: Infant mortality rate by sex
France
0.3135 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.3178 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
168th
Ireland rank
166th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0043 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 168th and Ireland ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2152 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5421 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3898 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.7507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8415 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0908 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.4872 deaths per 100 live births | 0.578 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0908 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.309 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1164 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.2871 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0105 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.308 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0059 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 Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between France and Ireland?
- 0.0043 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland 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 rate by sex?
- France ranks 168th and Ireland ranks 166th 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 .