Death rate from falls in France
France: Death rate from falls was 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls in France, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
France recorded 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from falls in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in France peaked at 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.59 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
That places France 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
- 13 Hungary 16.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Vietnam 16.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Poland 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Australia 14.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Belgium 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Slovakia 14.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for France
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 410,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 422,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 401,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 424,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 402,563 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in France?
- Death rate from falls in France was 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does France rank for death rate from falls?
- France ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.