France vs Netherlands: Infant mortality rate by sex
France
0.3135 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3076 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
168th
Netherlands rank
169th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0059 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4012 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1970s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1632 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1980s | 0.7507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6855 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0652 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1990s | 0.4872 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5127 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0255 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.309 deaths per 100 live births | 0.404 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0951 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.2871 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3217 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0346 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.308 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3111 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0031 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3076 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between France and Netherlands?
- 0.0059 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- France ranks 168th and Netherlands ranks 169th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .