Denmark vs France: Infant mortality rate
Denmark
0.3528 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France
0.343 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
165th
France rank
167th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3528 deaths per 100 live births against 0.343 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0098 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
Denmark ranks 165th and France ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9947 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1127 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1970s | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1764 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1980s | 0.7912 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8784 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0871 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1990s | 0.5743 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5672 deaths per 100 live births | 0.007 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.413 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3499 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0631 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3466 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3184 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0282 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.338 deaths per 100 live births | 0.338 deaths per 100 live births | 0 deaths per 100 live births | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 0.3528 deaths per 100 live births against 0.343 deaths per 100 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Denmark and France?
- 0.0098 deaths per 100 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Denmark ranks 165th and France ranks 167th 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. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .