France vs United Kingdom: Youth mortality rate
France
0.512 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.5464 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
166th
United Kingdom rank
164th
Youth mortality rate over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.5464 deaths per 100 live births against 0.512 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0344 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 166th and United Kingdom ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0768 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2375 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.077 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.8664 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0482 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.5872 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7193 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1321 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.4996 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5462 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0466 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.5064 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5306 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0242 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.5464 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 United Kingdom?
- 0.0344 deaths per 100 live births, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- France ranks 166th and United Kingdom ranks 164th 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.