Australia vs France: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Australia
6.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
France
5.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
54th
France rank
57th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people in France, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and France ranks 57th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 61.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 63.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 45.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.34 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 19.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 53.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.71 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 12.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.21 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 11.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Australia and France?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia 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 unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Australia ranks 54th and France ranks 57th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries 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 unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.