France vs United Kingdom: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
France
0.4343 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.468 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
France rank
165th
United Kingdom rank
163rd
Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.468 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births in France, a difference of 0.0337 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 165th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd 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 | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | France |
| 1960s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0663 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2885 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1089 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.6983 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7586 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0603 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.4765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6038 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1273 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.418 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0429 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.4292 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4529 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0237 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.468 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.0337 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 child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- France ranks 165th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd 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 Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. 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 five years, per 100 live births .