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
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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About this data
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.