France vs Jordan: Number of child deaths
France
2,815 deaths
in 2024
Jordan
3,048 deaths
in 2024
France rank
87th
Jordan rank
85th
Number of child deaths over time
- France
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 3,048 deaths against 2,815 deaths in France, a difference of 233 deaths.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was France ahead.
France ranks 87th and Jordan ranks 85th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28,826 deaths | 5,793 deaths | 23,033 deaths | France |
| 1960s | 19,597 deaths | 6,096 deaths | 13,501 deaths | France |
| 1970s | 12,410 deaths | 6,018 deaths | 6,392 deaths | France |
| 1980s | 8,295 deaths | 4,875 deaths | 3,420 deaths | France |
| 1990s | 5,228 deaths | 4,680 deaths | 547.1 deaths | France |
| 2000s | 3,698 deaths | 3,784 deaths | 85.6 deaths | Jordan |
| 2010s | 3,212 deaths | 3,632 deaths | 419.7 deaths | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2,942 deaths | 3,233 deaths | 290.2 deaths | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, France or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 3,048 deaths against 2,815 deaths in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between France and Jordan?
- 233 deaths, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Jordan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do France and Jordan rank globally for number of child deaths?
- France ranks 87th and Jordan ranks 85th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. 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 under 5 .