Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in France
France: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0085 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
160th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.25 under-five deaths per woman
in 1859
All-time low
0.0076 under-five deaths per woman
in 2020
Years of data
209
1816–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in France, 1816–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in France stood at 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in France peaked at 1.25 under-five deaths per woman in 1859 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman, in 2020.
That places France 160th out of 200 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.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in France, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1817 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | +3.8% |
| 1818 | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | +3.3% |
| 1819 | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | +6.3% |
| 1820 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | -9.0% |
| 1821 | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | +0.6% |
| 1822 | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | +7.4% |
| 1823 | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1824 | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | +5.4% |
| 1825 | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1826 | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1827 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 1828 | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | +9.4% |
| 1829 | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | -9.4% |
| 1830 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1831 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1832 | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | +4.8% |
| 1833 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1834 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | +17.3% |
| 1835 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | -18.2% |
| 1836 | 0.9379 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 1837 | 0.9868 under-five deaths per woman | +5.2% |
| 1838 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | +4.2% |
| 1839 | 0.9568 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1840 | 0.9282 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1841 | 0.9319 under-five deaths per woman | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 0.9561 under-five deaths per woman | +2.6% |
| 1843 | 0.9491 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1844 | 0.8892 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1845 | 0.8338 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 1846 | 0.9532 under-five deaths per woman | +14.3% |
| 1847 | 0.9061 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1848 | 0.9269 under-five deaths per woman | +2.3% |
| 1849 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | +13.4% |
| 1850 | 0.8311 under-five deaths per woman | -20.9% |
| 1851 | 0.9041 under-five deaths per woman | +8.8% |
| 1852 | 0.9066 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.8262 under-five deaths per woman | -8.9% |
| 1854 | 0.9864 under-five deaths per woman | +19.4% |
| 1855 | 0.9029 under-five deaths per woman | -8.5% |
| 1856 | 0.9131 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 0.9591 under-five deaths per woman | +5.0% |
| 1858 | 0.9773 under-five deaths per woman | +1.9% |
| 1859 | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | +28.3% |
| 1860 | 0.8271 under-five deaths per woman | -34.0% |
| 1861 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | +23.5% |
| 1862 | 0.8937 under-five deaths per woman | -12.5% |
| 1863 | 0.9715 under-five deaths per woman | +8.7% |
| 1864 | 0.9297 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 1865 | 0.9999 under-five deaths per woman | +7.5% |
| 1866 | 0.8941 under-five deaths per woman | -10.6% |
| 1867 | 0.9352 under-five deaths per woman | +4.6% |
| 1868 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | +7.6% |
| 1869 | 0.9549 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 1870 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | +8.2% |
| 1871 | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | +2.5% |
| 1872 | 0.915 under-five deaths per woman | -13.6% |
| 1873 | 0.937 under-five deaths per woman | +2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.8533 under-five deaths per woman | -8.9% |
| 1875 | 0.8625 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 0.8582 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.8273 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 1878 | 0.8582 under-five deaths per woman | +3.7% |
| 1879 | 0.8098 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 1880 | 0.8635 under-five deaths per woman | +6.6% |
| 1881 | 0.8301 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1882 | 0.8444 under-five deaths per woman | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 0.8379 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.8788 under-five deaths per woman | +4.9% |
| 1885 | 0.7975 under-five deaths per woman | -9.2% |
| 1886 | 0.8151 under-five deaths per woman | +2.2% |
| 1887 | 0.7813 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1888 | 0.764 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1889 | 0.716 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1890 | 0.7394 under-five deaths per woman | +3.3% |
| 1891 | 0.7136 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1892 | 0.7405 under-five deaths per woman | +3.8% |
| 1893 | 0.752 under-five deaths per woman | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 0.6654 under-five deaths per woman | -11.5% |
| 1895 | 0.6526 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1896 | 0.6055 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1897 | 0.6044 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.6557 under-five deaths per woman | +8.5% |
| 1899 | 0.6746 under-five deaths per woman | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 0.6271 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1901 | 0.5992 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 1902 | 0.5602 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 1903 | 0.5405 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1904 | 0.5546 under-five deaths per woman | +2.6% |
| 1905 | 0.5167 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1906 | 0.5401 under-five deaths per woman | +4.5% |
| 1907 | 0.4746 under-five deaths per woman | -12.1% |
| 1908 | 0.4794 under-five deaths per woman | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.4287 under-five deaths per woman | -10.6% |
| 1910 | 0.4116 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 1911 | 0.5026 under-five deaths per woman | +22.1% |
| 1912 | 0.3909 under-five deaths per woman | -22.2% |
| 1913 | 0.4026 under-five deaths per woman | +3.0% |
| 1914 | 0.3629 under-five deaths per woman | -9.9% |
| 1915 | 0.2522 under-five deaths per woman | -30.5% |
| 1916 | 0.202 under-five deaths per woman | -19.9% |
| 1917 | 0.2425 under-five deaths per woman | +20.1% |
| 1918 | 0.3458 under-five deaths per woman | +42.6% |
| 1919 | 0.2827 under-five deaths per woman | -18.3% |
| 1920 | 0.4514 under-five deaths per woman | +59.7% |
| 1921 | 0.4036 under-five deaths per woman | -10.6% |
| 1922 | 0.2882 under-five deaths per woman | -28.6% |
| 1923 | 0.3229 under-five deaths per woman | +12.0% |
| 1924 | 0.2805 under-five deaths per woman | -13.1% |
| 1925 | 0.3047 under-five deaths per woman | +8.6% |
| 1926 | 0.3181 under-five deaths per woman | +4.4% |
| 1927 | 0.2702 under-five deaths per woman | -15.1% |
| 1928 | 0.2924 under-five deaths per woman | +8.2% |
| 1929 | 0.2917 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.2517 under-five deaths per woman | -13.7% |
| 1931 | 0.2356 under-five deaths per woman | -6.4% |
| 1932 | 0.2369 under-five deaths per woman | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.2118 under-five deaths per woman | -10.6% |
| 1934 | 0.2091 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.1901 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 1936 | 0.1931 under-five deaths per woman | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.1886 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1907 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.1859 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1940 | 0.2307 under-five deaths per woman | +24.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1742 under-five deaths per woman | -24.5% |
| 1942 | 0.197 under-five deaths per woman | +13.1% |
| 1943 | 0.2215 under-five deaths per woman | +12.5% |
| 1944 | 0.2362 under-five deaths per woman | +6.6% |
| 1945 | 0.3149 under-five deaths per woman | +33.3% |
| 1946 | 0.292 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 1947 | 0.2516 under-five deaths per woman | -13.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1966 under-five deaths per woman | -21.8% |
| 1949 | 0.1833 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1950 | 0.1705 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1951 | 0.153 under-five deaths per woman | -10.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1396 under-five deaths per woman | -8.7% |
| 1953 | 0.1256 under-five deaths per woman | -10.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1169 under-five deaths per woman | -6.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1087 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1956 | 0.101 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0944 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0873 under-five deaths per woman | -7.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0832 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0779 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0756 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0713 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0706 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0675 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0632 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0595 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0548 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0513 under-five deaths per woman | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0484 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0456 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0439 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0408 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0369 under-five deaths per woman | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.033 under-five deaths per woman | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0291 under-five deaths per woman | -11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0268 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0262 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0247 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0241 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0242 under-five deaths per woman | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0233 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.02 under-five deaths per woman | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0189 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0178 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0173 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.016 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0152 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.014 under-five deaths per woman | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0125 under-five deaths per woman | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0116 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0111 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0101 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0101 under-five deaths per woman | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.009 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.008 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | 4 |
| 1820s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9379 under-five deaths per woman | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.9325 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8338 under-five deaths per woman | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.946 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8262 under-five deaths per woman | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9434 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8271 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9014 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8098 under-five deaths per woman | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8128 under-five deaths per woman | 0.716 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8788 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6804 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6044 under-five deaths per woman | 0.752 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5321 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4287 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6271 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3396 under-five deaths per woman | 0.202 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5026 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3224 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2702 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4514 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2093 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1859 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2517 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2298 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1742 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3149 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.118 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0832 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1705 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.064 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0484 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0779 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0331 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0241 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0456 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0167 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0242 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | 0.016 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0101 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0078 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 157 Serbia 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 158 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 161 Canada 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 162 Croatia 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 163 Malta 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in France?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in France was 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 under-five deaths per woman in 1859.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 under-five deaths per woman in 2020.
- How does France rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- France ranks 160th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).