France vs Germany: Number of infant deaths
France
2,185 deaths
in 2024
Germany
2,238 deaths
in 2024
France rank
89th
Germany rank
87th
Number of infant deaths over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2,238 deaths against 2,185 deaths in France, a difference of 53 deaths.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 89th and Germany ranks 87th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,138 deaths | 26,334 deaths | 13,196 deaths | Germany |
| 1970s | 10,151 deaths | 15,831 deaths | 5,680 deaths | Germany |
| 1980s | 6,843 deaths | 8,200 deaths | 1,356 deaths | Germany |
| 1990s | 4,238 deaths | 4,547 deaths | 308.2 deaths | Germany |
| 2000s | 2,727 deaths | 2,808 deaths | 81.7 deaths | Germany |
| 2010s | 2,432 deaths | 2,382 deaths | 49.5 deaths | France |
| 2020s | 2,294 deaths | 2,344 deaths | 49.2 deaths | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 2,238 deaths against 2,185 deaths in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between France and Germany?
- 53 deaths, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- France ranks 89th and Germany ranks 87th 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 infant 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 1 .