Australia vs France: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Australia
3.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
France
3.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
85th
France rank
83rd
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 85th and France ranks 83rd of 109 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 187.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 467.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 280.03 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 173.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 113.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 60.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 100.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 18.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1583 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Australia or France?
- France, at 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Australia and France?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Australia ranks 85th and France ranks 83rd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.