Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, France or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 1,393 against 1,257 in France as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between France and United Kingdom?

136, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs United Kingdom: Number of under-five deaths, female

France

1,257

in 2024

United Kingdom

1,393

in 2024

France rank

87th

United Kingdom rank

84th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

France
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1,393 against 1,257 in France, a difference of 136.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 87th and United Kingdom ranks 84th of 197 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8,348	9,644	1,296	United Kingdom
1970s	5,246	6,032	786.3	United Kingdom
1980s	3,473	3,705	232.4	United Kingdom
1990s	2,196	2,472	275.7	United Kingdom
2000s	1,596	1,907	311.2	United Kingdom
2010s	1,417	1,582	165.3	United Kingdom
2020s	1,310	1,368	57.6	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, France or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 1,393 against 1,257 in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between France and United Kingdom?: 136, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: France ranks 87th and United Kingdom ranks 84th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.