France vs United Kingdom: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
France
4.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
France rank
163rd
United Kingdom rank
160th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in France, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 163rd and United Kingdom ranks 160th of 197 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.25 per 1,000 live births | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.65 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 18.19 per 1,000 live births | 2.89 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 10.68 per 1,000 live births | 11.77 per 1,000 live births | 1.09 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 6.98 per 1,000 live births | 7.59 per 1,000 live births | 0.61 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | 6.02 per 1,000 live births | 1.26 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 4.17 per 1,000 live births | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.45 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 4.28 per 1,000 live births | 4.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.24 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 4.7 per 1,000 live births against 4.3 per 1,000 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- France ranks 163rd and United Kingdom ranks 160th 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 (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.