France vs Greece: Infant mortality rate
France
0.343 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Greece
0.3236 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
167th
Greece rank
170th
Infant mortality rate over time
- France
- Greece
How they compare
France currently reports 0.343 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.0194 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was France ahead.
France ranks 167th and Greece ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.731 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1960s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.8784 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4592 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.5672 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1866 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.3499 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4178 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0679 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3184 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0323 deaths per 100 live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.338 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3342 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0038 deaths per 100 live births | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, France or Greece?
- France, at 0.343 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3236 deaths per 100 live births in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between France and Greece?
- 0.0194 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do France and Greece rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- France ranks 167th and Greece ranks 170th 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .