Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ecuador or France?

Ecuador, at 2,613 deaths against 2,263 deaths in France as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ecuador and France?

350 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and France?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs France: Number of infants who die before age 1

Ecuador

2,613 deaths

in 2023

France

2,263 deaths

in 2023

Ecuador rank

82nd

France rank

85th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ecuador
France

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2,613 deaths against 2,263 deaths in France, a difference of 350 deaths.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

Ecuador ranks 82nd and France ranks 85th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and France in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	France	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22,984 deaths	33,271 deaths	10,287 deaths	France
1960s	23,774 deaths	19,572 deaths	4,202 deaths	Ecuador
1970s	22,388 deaths	11,352 deaths	11,036 deaths	Ecuador
1980s	16,380 deaths	6,814 deaths	9,566 deaths	Ecuador
1990s	10,723 deaths	4,301 deaths	6,422 deaths	Ecuador
2000s	6,403 deaths	3,120 deaths	3,283 deaths	Ecuador
2010s	4,039 deaths	2,729 deaths	1,309 deaths	Ecuador
2020s	2,836 deaths	2,443 deaths	393.25 deaths	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ecuador or France?: Ecuador, at 2,613 deaths against 2,263 deaths in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ecuador and France?: 350 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and France?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and France rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ecuador ranks 82nd and France ranks 85th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.