Child mortality complete gapminder in France
France: Child mortality complete gapminder was 0.4343 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4343
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
167th
of 203 countries
All-time high
41.23
in 1800
All-time low
0.4113
in 2013
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality complete gapminder in France, 1800–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 0.4343 for child mortality complete gapminder in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality complete gapminder in France peaked at 41.23 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.4113, in 2013.
That places France 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality complete gapminder in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 41.23 | — |
| 1801 | 40.72 | -1.2% |
| 1802 | 40.09 | -1.5% |
| 1803 | 39.59 | -1.2% |
| 1804 | 39.1 | -1.3% |
| 1805 | 38.49 | -1.6% |
| 1806 | 38 | -1.3% |
| 1807 | 36.77 | -3.2% |
| 1808 | 35.57 | -3.2% |
| 1809 | 34.42 | -3.2% |
| 1810 | 33.3 | -3.2% |
| 1811 | 32.22 | -3.2% |
| 1812 | 31.18 | -3.2% |
| 1813 | 30.16 | -3.2% |
| 1814 | 29.18 | -3.2% |
| 1815 | 28.24 | -3.2% |
| 1816 | 27.32 | -3.2% |
| 1817 | 28.35 | +3.8% |
| 1818 | 29.37 | +3.6% |
| 1819 | 31.22 | +6.3% |
| 1820 | 28.48 | -8.8% |
| 1821 | 28.73 | +0.9% |
| 1822 | 30.94 | +7.7% |
| 1823 | 28.92 | -6.5% |
| 1824 | 30.56 | +5.7% |
| 1825 | 30.57 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 30.37 | -0.7% |
| 1827 | 28.45 | -6.3% |
| 1828 | 31.28 | +10.0% |
| 1829 | 28.43 | -9.1% |
| 1830 | 28.29 | -0.5% |
| 1831 | 28.35 | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 29.8 | +5.1% |
| 1833 | 28.65 | -3.8% |
| 1834 | 33.8 | +18.0% |
| 1835 | 27.73 | -18.0% |
| 1836 | 25.91 | -6.6% |
| 1837 | 27.41 | +5.8% |
| 1838 | 28.65 | +4.5% |
| 1839 | 26.8 | -6.5% |
| 1840 | 26.07 | -2.7% |
| 1841 | 26.25 | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 27.01 | +2.9% |
| 1843 | 26.89 | -0.5% |
| 1844 | 25.19 | -6.3% |
| 1845 | 23.69 | -6.0% |
| 1846 | 27.16 | +14.6% |
| 1847 | 25.82 | -4.9% |
| 1848 | 26.48 | +2.6% |
| 1849 | 30.11 | +13.7% |
| 1850 | 23.81 | -20.9% |
| 1851 | 26.21 | +10.0% |
| 1852 | 26.51 | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 24.45 | -7.8% |
| 1854 | 29.8 | +21.9% |
| 1855 | 27.87 | -6.5% |
| 1856 | 26.86 | -3.6% |
| 1857 | 28.55 | +6.3% |
| 1858 | 28.25 | -1.1% |
| 1859 | 34.73 | +23.0% |
| 1860 | 24.33 | -30.0% |
| 1861 | 29.11 | +19.7% |
| 1862 | 25.83 | -11.3% |
| 1863 | 27.52 | +6.5% |
| 1864 | 26.49 | -3.8% |
| 1865 | 28.32 | +6.9% |
| 1866 | 25.33 | -10.6% |
| 1867 | 26.34 | +4.0% |
| 1868 | 28.84 | +9.5% |
| 1869 | 27.36 | -5.1% |
| 1870 | 30.03 | +9.8% |
| 1871 | 34.39 | +14.5% |
| 1872 | 25.49 | -25.9% |
| 1873 | 26.7 | +4.7% |
| 1874 | 24.17 | -9.4% |
| 1875 | 24.57 | +1.6% |
| 1876 | 24.04 | -2.2% |
| 1877 | 23.7 | -1.4% |
| 1878 | 24.95 | +5.2% |
| 1879 | 23.54 | -5.6% |
| 1880 | 25.7 | +9.2% |
| 1881 | 24.41 | -5.0% |
| 1882 | 24.84 | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 24.79 | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 26 | +4.9% |
| 1885 | 24.02 | -7.6% |
| 1886 | 25 | +4.1% |
| 1887 | 24.26 | -3.0% |
| 1888 | 24.18 | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 22.95 | -5.1% |
| 1890 | 25.06 | +9.2% |
| 1891 | 23.55 | -6.0% |
| 1892 | 25.02 | +6.2% |
| 1893 | 24.9 | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 22.63 | -9.1% |
| 1895 | 22.82 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 20.32 | -11.0% |
| 1897 | 20.7 | +1.9% |
| 1898 | 22.85 | +10.4% |
| 1899 | 23.43 | +2.5% |
| 1900 | 22.4 | -4.4% |
| 1901 | 20.66 | -7.8% |
| 1902 | 19.66 | -4.9% |
| 1903 | 19.44 | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 20.17 | +3.7% |
| 1905 | 19.07 | -5.5% |
| 1906 | 20 | +4.9% |
| 1907 | 18.4 | -8.0% |
| 1908 | 18.16 | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 16.75 | -7.8% |
| 1910 | 16.01 | -4.4% |
| 1911 | 20.43 | +27.6% |
| 1912 | 15.7 | -23.2% |
| 1913 | 16.3 | +3.8% |
| 1914 | 15.51 | -4.9% |
| 1915 | 16.59 | +7.0% |
| 1916 | 16.42 | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 18.1 | +10.2% |
| 1918 | 22.16 | +22.5% |
| 1919 | 17.78 | -19.8% |
| 1920 | 16.78 | -5.6% |
| 1921 | 15.52 | -7.5% |
| 1922 | 11.91 | -23.3% |
| 1923 | 13.4 | +12.5% |
| 1924 | 11.89 | -11.3% |
| 1925 | 12.75 | +7.2% |
| 1926 | 13.42 | +5.3% |
| 1927 | 11.8 | -12.1% |
| 1928 | 12.66 | +7.3% |
| 1929 | 13.02 | +2.9% |
| 1930 | 10.94 | -16.0% |
| 1931 | 10.47 | -4.3% |
| 1932 | 10.62 | +1.5% |
| 1933 | 10.04 | -5.5% |
| 1934 | 9.77 | -2.6% |
| 1935 | 9.18 | -6.0% |
| 1936 | 9.24 | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 8.98 | -2.8% |
| 1938 | 8.95 | -0.3% |
| 1939 | 8.56 | -4.3% |
| 1940 | 11.53 | +34.7% |
| 1941 | 9.41 | -18.4% |
| 1942 | 9.65 | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 10.11 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | 10.5 | +3.8% |
| 1945 | 13.63 | +29.8% |
| 1946 | 9.73 | -28.6% |
| 1947 | 8.27 | -15.0% |
| 1948 | 6.51 | -21.3% |
| 1949 | 6.11 | -6.1% |
| 1950 | 5.71 | -6.5% |
| 1951 | 5.33 | -6.7% |
| 1952 | 4.97 | -6.7% |
| 1953 | 4.63 | -6.9% |
| 1954 | 4.31 | -6.9% |
| 1955 | 4.01 | -6.9% |
| 1956 | 3.74 | -6.9% |
| 1957 | 3.48 | -6.9% |
| 1958 | 3.24 | -6.8% |
| 1959 | 3.03 | -6.5% |
| 1960 | 2.85 | -5.9% |
| 1961 | 2.7 | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 2.57 | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 2.45 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 2.34 | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 2.24 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 2.14 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.06 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 1.99 | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 1.91 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.82 | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 1.74 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 1.66 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.6 | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.54 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.49 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.44 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.39 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.34 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.28 | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.24 | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.19 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.15 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.11 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.07 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.04 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9819 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9574 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9306 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8977 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8571 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8081 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7535 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6998 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6522 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6134 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5846 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5652 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5509 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5379 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5245 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5095 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4926 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4765 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4631 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4525 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4437 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.436 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4288 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4217 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4154 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4116 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4113 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4133 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4167 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4203 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4227 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4236 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4238 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4244 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4261 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.429 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4322 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4343 | +0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.4343 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653, 93% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- France's 0.4343 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality complete gapminder in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +34.7% | 8.56 | 11.53 |
| 1945 | +29.8% | 10.5 | 13.63 |
| 1911 | +27.6% | 16.01 | 20.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 38.4 | 34.42 | 41.23 | 10 |
| 1810s | 30.05 | 27.32 | 33.3 | 10 |
| 1820s | 29.67 | 28.43 | 31.28 | 10 |
| 1830s | 28.54 | 25.91 | 33.8 | 10 |
| 1840s | 26.47 | 23.69 | 30.11 | 10 |
| 1850s | 27.7 | 23.81 | 34.73 | 10 |
| 1860s | 26.95 | 24.33 | 29.11 | 10 |
| 1870s | 26.16 | 23.54 | 34.39 | 10 |
| 1880s | 24.62 | 22.95 | 26 | 10 |
| 1890s | 23.13 | 20.32 | 25.06 | 10 |
| 1900s | 19.47 | 16.75 | 22.4 | 10 |
| 1910s | 17.5 | 15.51 | 22.16 | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.32 | 11.8 | 16.78 | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.68 | 8.56 | 10.94 | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.55 | 6.11 | 13.63 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.25 | 3.03 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.32 | 1.91 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.53 | 1.28 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 0.9306 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6983 | 0.5509 | 0.8977 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4765 | 0.4288 | 0.5379 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.418 | 0.4113 | 0.4238 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4292 | 0.4244 | 0.4343 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 164 New Zealand 0.4738 compare
- 165 United Kingdom 0.468 compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4653 compare
- 168 Poland 0.4221 compare
- 169 Denmark 0.3955 compare
- 170 Taiwan 0.392 compare
More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality complete gapminder in France?
- Child mortality complete gapminder in France was 0.4343 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 41.23 in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4113 in 2013.
- How does France rank for child mortality complete gapminder?
- France ranks 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality complete gapminder rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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