France vs Netherlands: Infant mortality rate
France
0.343 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3403 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
167th
Netherlands rank
169th
Infant mortality rate over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 0.343 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3403 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0027 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was France ahead.
France ranks 167th and Netherlands ranks 169th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1950s | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4617 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1970s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1893 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1980s | 0.8784 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7913 deaths per 100 live births | 0.087 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1990s | 0.5672 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5862 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0189 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.3499 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4514 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1015 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3184 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3558 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0374 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.338 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0065 deaths per 100 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 0.343 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3403 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between France and Netherlands?
- 0.0027 deaths per 100 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- France ranks 167th and Netherlands ranks 169th 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 .