France vs Switzerland: Mortality rate, under-5, male

France
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
4.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France rank
163rd
Switzerland rank
166th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • France
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

France currently reports 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.2 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 163rd and Switzerland ranks 166th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 26.07 per 1,000 live births 25.99 per 1,000 live births 0.08 per 1,000 live births France
1970s 17.25 per 1,000 live births 16.36 per 1,000 live births 0.89 per 1,000 live births France
1980s 12.09 per 1,000 live births 10.36 per 1,000 live births 1.73 per 1,000 live births France
1990s 7.9 per 1,000 live births 7.45 per 1,000 live births 0.45 per 1,000 live births France
2000s 5.28 per 1,000 live births 5.59 per 1,000 live births 0.31 per 1,000 live births Switzerland
2010s 4.56 per 1,000 live births 4.63 per 1,000 live births 0.07 per 1,000 live births Switzerland
2020s 4.64 per 1,000 live births 4.24 per 1,000 live births 0.4 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, male, France or Switzerland?
France, at 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.2 per 1,000 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between France and Switzerland?
0.5 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, under-5, male?
France ranks 163rd and Switzerland ranks 166th 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.