France vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, infant
France
3.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
3.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France rank
164th
Switzerland rank
164th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
France currently reports 3.4 per 1,000 live births against 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 164th and Switzerland ranks 164th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.29 per 1,000 live births | 18.79 per 1,000 live births | 0.5 per 1,000 live births | France |
| 1970s | 12.59 per 1,000 live births | 11.71 per 1,000 live births | 0.88 per 1,000 live births | France |
| 1980s | 8.77 per 1,000 live births | 7.46 per 1,000 live births | 1.31 per 1,000 live births | France |
| 1990s | 5.66 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.16 per 1,000 live births | France |
| 2000s | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.33 per 1,000 live births | 0.83 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3.18 per 1,000 live births | 3.73 per 1,000 live births | 0.55 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.38 per 1,000 live births | 3.46 per 1,000 live births | 0.08 per 1,000 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, France or Switzerland?
- France, at 3.4 per 1,000 live births against 3.4 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between France and Switzerland?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- France ranks 164th and Switzerland ranks 164th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.