France vs Poland: Infant mortality rate by sex
France
0.3135 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.3228 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
168th
Poland rank
165th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0093 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
France ranks 168th and Poland ranks 165th of 199 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.7507 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8255 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.4872 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6206 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.309 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6048 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2958 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.2871 deaths per 100 live births | 0.395 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1079 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.308 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3327 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0247 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, France or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.3228 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 Poland?
- 0.0093 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and Poland rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- France ranks 168th and Poland ranks 165th 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 .