Which has higher mortality by week, France or United States?

United States, at 55,514 Deaths against 12,037 Deaths in France as of 2025.

What is the difference in mortality by week between France and United States?

43,477 Deaths, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?

11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mortality by week. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs United States: Mortality by week

France

12,037 Deaths

in 2025

United States

55,514 Deaths

in 2025

France rank

3rd

United States rank

1st

Mortality by week over time

France
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 55,514 Deaths against 12,037 Deaths in France, a difference of 43,477 Deaths.

That makes United States's figure about 4.6 times France's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

France ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 28 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13,001 Deaths	57,172 Deaths	44,172 Deaths	United States
2020s	14,618 Deaths	69,351 Deaths	54,733 Deaths	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality by week, France or United States?: United States, at 55,514 Deaths against 12,037 Deaths in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in mortality by week between France and United States?: 43,477 Deaths, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
How do France and United States rank globally for mortality by week?: France ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mortality by week. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality by week
Unit: Deaths
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 35 places, 373 data points, 2015–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset presents the latest data on all-cause death statistics, excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths, by week, for all OECD countries for which data are available. Please refer to the Methodological Note below for details on methods of calculation and caution regarding cross-country comparisons. Sources by country are available in a separate file in Excel format. Read the Methodological Note All-cause, Excess and COVID-19 deaths Access additional information on sources by country WARNING: Reporting of the number of All-cause and COVID-19 deaths particularly for the most recent weeks may be only partial and subject to significant revision. The calculated values for excess deaths for the most recent weeks are therefore also subject to significant revision.