France vs New Zealand: Youth mortality rate
France
0.512 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
New Zealand
0.5728 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
166th
New Zealand rank
163rd
Youth mortality rate over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.5728 deaths per 100 live births against 0.512 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0608 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 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 166th and New Zealand ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9284 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1361 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3407 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3575 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.8664 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2632 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.5872 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8297 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2426 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.4996 deaths per 100 live births | 0.683 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1835 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.5064 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5967 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0903 deaths per 100 live births | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.5728 deaths per 100 live births against 0.512 deaths per 100 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between France and New Zealand?
- 0.0608 deaths per 100 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- France ranks 166th and New Zealand ranks 163rd 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 Youth mortality rate. 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 fifteen years, per 100 live births.