France vs Switzerland: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
France
0.2837 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Switzerland
0.2774 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
157th
Switzerland rank
158th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
France currently reports 0.2837 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2774 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0063 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 157th and Switzerland ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0898 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1970s | 0.7958 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8055 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0097 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.4693 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4616 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0077 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1990s | 0.3134 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3554 deaths per 100 live births | 0.042 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.2521 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3321 deaths per 100 live births | 0.08 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.2425 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2984 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0558 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2681 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2809 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0128 deaths per 100 live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, France or Switzerland?
- France, at 0.2837 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2774 deaths per 100 live births in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between France and Switzerland?
- 0.0063 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
- France ranks 157th and Switzerland ranks 158th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .