France vs Ireland: Mortality rate, under-5, female
France
4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ireland
3.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France rank
163rd
Ireland rank
165th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
France currently reports 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
France ranks 163rd and Ireland ranks 165th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.26 per 1,000 live births | 25.74 per 1,000 live births | 5.48 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 17.47 per 1,000 live births | 4.17 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 9.17 per 1,000 live births | 10.13 per 1,000 live births | 0.96 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 6.01 per 1,000 live births | 6.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.94 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.04 per 1,000 live births | 0.84 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.76 per 1,000 live births | 3.44 per 1,000 live births | 0.32 per 1,000 live births | France |
| 2020s | 3.94 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 0.54 per 1,000 live births | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, France or Ireland?
- France, at 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between France and Ireland?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ireland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Ireland rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- France ranks 163rd and Ireland ranks 165th 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.