France vs Poland: Infant mortality rate

France
0.343 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.3612 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
167th
Poland rank
164th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • France
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.3612 deaths per 100 live births against 0.343 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0182 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

France ranks 167th and Poland ranks 164th 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 3.54 deaths per 100 live births 9.01 deaths per 100 live births 5.47 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1960s 1.93 deaths per 100 live births 4.34 deaths per 100 live births 2.41 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1970s 1.26 deaths per 100 live births 2.59 deaths per 100 live births 1.33 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1980s 0.8784 deaths per 100 live births 1.82 deaths per 100 live births 0.9466 deaths per 100 live births Poland
1990s 0.5672 deaths per 100 live births 1.24 deaths per 100 live births 0.6746 deaths per 100 live births Poland
2000s 0.3499 deaths per 100 live births 0.6679 deaths per 100 live births 0.318 deaths per 100 live births Poland
2010s 0.3184 deaths per 100 live births 0.435 deaths per 100 live births 0.1166 deaths per 100 live births Poland
2020s 0.338 deaths per 100 live births 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births 0.0323 deaths per 100 live births Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, France or Poland?
Poland, at 0.3612 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 France and Poland?
0.0182 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?
France ranks 167th and Poland ranks 164th 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

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .