France vs New Zealand: Child mortality rate

France
0.4343 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.4738 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
165th
New Zealand rank
162nd

Child mortality rate over time

  • France
  • New Zealand
0246194919862024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0395 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was France ahead.

France ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 199 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade France New Zealand Difference Ahead
1940s 6.11 deaths per 100 live births 3.63 deaths per 100 live births 2.48 deaths per 100 live births France
1950s 4.25 deaths per 100 live births 3.19 deaths per 100 live births 1.05 deaths per 100 live births France
1960s 2.32 deaths per 100 live births 2.39 deaths per 100 live births 0.071 deaths per 100 live births New Zealand
1970s 1.53 deaths per 100 live births 1.85 deaths per 100 live births 0.3182 deaths per 100 live births New Zealand
1980s 1.07 deaths per 100 live births 1.38 deaths per 100 live births 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births New Zealand
1990s 0.6983 deaths per 100 live births 0.9107 deaths per 100 live births 0.2124 deaths per 100 live births New Zealand
2000s 0.4765 deaths per 100 live births 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births 0.1988 deaths per 100 live births New Zealand
2010s 0.418 deaths per 100 live births 0.5702 deaths per 100 live births 0.1522 deaths per 100 live births New Zealand
2020s 0.4292 deaths per 100 live births 0.4944 deaths per 100 live births 0.0653 deaths per 100 live births New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, France or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between France and New Zealand?
0.0395 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do France and New Zealand rank globally for child mortality rate?
France ranks 165th and New Zealand ranks 162nd 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .