France vs Ireland: Mortality rate, under-5
France
4.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ireland
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France rank
162nd
Ireland rank
165th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
France currently reports 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 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 162nd and Ireland ranks 165th of 196 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 | 23.25 per 1,000 live births | 29.13 per 1,000 live births | 5.88 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 19.67 per 1,000 live births | 4.37 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 10.68 per 1,000 live births | 11.35 per 1,000 live births | 0.67 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 6.98 per 1,000 live births | 7.76 per 1,000 live births | 0.78 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | 5.56 per 1,000 live births | 0.8 per 1,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.17 per 1,000 live births | 3.76 per 1,000 live births | 0.41 per 1,000 live births | France |
| 2020s | 4.28 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.58 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, France or Ireland?
- France, at 4.3 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 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?
- France ranks 162nd and Ireland ranks 165th of 196 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.