France vs Netherlands: Infant mortality rates

France
0.3503
in 2023
Netherlands
0.3388
in 2023
France rank
200th
Netherlands rank
201st

Infant mortality rates over time

  • France
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.3503 against 0.3388 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0115.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

France ranks 200th and Netherlands ranks 201st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 3.96 2.1 1.85 France
1960s 2.31 1.47 0.8366 France
1970s 1.4 1.03 0.3758 France
1980s 0.8746 0.7891 0.0854 France
1990s 0.5767 0.5831 0.0064 Netherlands
2000s 0.4004 0.4534 0.0531 Netherlands
2010s 0.3604 0.3565 0.0039 France
2020s 0.3584 0.3524 0.006 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rates, France or Netherlands?
France, at 0.3503 against 0.3388 in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in infant mortality rates between France and Netherlands?
0.0115, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do France and Netherlands rank globally for infant mortality rates?
France ranks 200th and Netherlands ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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