Infant mortality rates (Eurostat) in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France: Infant mortality rates (Eurostat) was 1.6 Rate in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rates in Metropolitan France, 1960–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Metropolitan France recorded 1.6 Rate for infant mortality rates in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rates in Metropolitan France peaked at 14.6 Rate in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.5 Rate, in 2005.
Metropolitan France ranks 42nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant mortality rates (Eurostat) in Metropolitan France, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.6 Rate | — |
| 1961 | 13.9 Rate | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 14 Rate | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 13.7 Rate | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 13.4 Rate | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 12.8 Rate | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 12.5 Rate | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 12.3 Rate | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 11.8 Rate | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 11.3 Rate | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 10.1 Rate | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 9.8 Rate | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 9.1 Rate | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 8.4 Rate | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 7.8 Rate | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 7.3 Rate | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 6.9 Rate | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 5.8 Rate | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 5.2 Rate | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 4.2 Rate | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 4.4 Rate | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 4.2 Rate | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 4.2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.8 Rate | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 3.6 Rate | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 3.4 Rate | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 3.2 Rate | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 3 Rate | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 3 Rate | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.8 Rate | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 2.5 Rate | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 2.5 Rate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.3 Rate | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2 Rate | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 2.3 Rate | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 2.2 Rate | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 3.2 Rate | +45.5% |
| 1997 | 2.1 Rate | -34.4% |
| 1998 | 2.1 Rate | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 Rate | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.1 Rate | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8 Rate | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 Rate | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6 Rate | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 Rate | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 Rate | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5 Rate | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6 Rate | +6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality rates (Eurostat) in Metropolitan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +45.5% | 2.2 Rate | 3.2 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.03 Rate | 11.3 Rate | 14.6 Rate | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.46 Rate | 4.2 Rate | 10.1 Rate | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 Rate | 2.8 Rate | 4.4 Rate | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 Rate | 2 Rate | 3.2 Rate | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 Rate | 1.5 Rate | 2.1 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 Rate | 1.5 Rate | 1.6 Rate | 3 |
Countries ranked near Metropolitan France
More health data for Metropolitan France
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 377,938 Number (2020)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 220,843 Number (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 377,938 Number (2020)
- Infant mortality 8,206 Number (2010)
- Life expectancy by age and sex 82.1 Year (2012)
- Infant mortality by age and sex 665 Number (2012)
- Deaths related to infectious diseases 6,840 Number (2024)
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence 2,434 Number (2024)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by country of occurrence 7.1 Rate (2024)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother, country of residence and 5,688 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rates in Metropolitan France?
- Infant mortality rates in Metropolitan France was 1.6 Rate in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality rates recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 Rate in 1960.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rates recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 Rate in 2005.
- How does Metropolitan France rank for infant mortality rates?
- Metropolitan France ranks 42nd out of 64 countries with data for 2012.
- Is infant mortality rates rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Metropolitan France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Infant mortality rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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