France vs Philippines
France vs Philippines: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in France and 2.7 per 100 live births in Philippines, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Philippines, by 2.2 per 100 live births, or 6.16 times that in France.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2024, France ranked 166 and Philippines ranked 64 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | France | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 3 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 3 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 0.6 | 4 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 0.8 | 5 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1 | 6.6 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 1 | 6.9 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 1 | 7.2 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 1.3 | 8 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 2 | 8.6 | 15 |
| 1967 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 2.1 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 2.2 | 9.1 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 2.6 | 9.7 | 17 |
| 1961 | 2.7 | 10 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 2.9 | 10.3 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 3 | 10.7 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 3.7 | 12 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 4 | 12.5 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 4.3 | 13 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 4.6 | 13.6 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 5 | 15.5 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 5.3 | 16.4 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 5.7 | 17.5 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 6.1 | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 6.5 | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | 8.3 | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | 9.7 | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 13.6 | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 10.5 | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | 10.1 | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | 9.7 | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | 9.4 | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | 11.5 | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | 8.6 | – | 28 |
| 1938 | 9 | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 9 | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 9.2 | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 9.2 | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 9.8 | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 10 | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | 10.6 | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | 10.5 | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | 10.9 | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | 13 | – | 32 |
| 1928 | 12.7 | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | 11.8 | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | 13.4 | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | 12.8 | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | 11.9 | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | 13.4 | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | 11.9 | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | 15.5 | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | 16.8 | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | 17.8 | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | 22.2 | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | 18.1 | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | 16.4 | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | 16.6 | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | 15.5 | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | 16.3 | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | 15.7 | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | 20.4 | – | 36 |
| 1910 | 16 | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | 16.8 | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | 18.2 | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | 18.4 | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | 20 | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | 19.1 | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | 20.2 | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | 19.4 | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | 19.7 | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | 20.7 | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | 22.4 | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | 23.4 | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | 22.9 | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | 20.7 | – | 41 |
| 1896 | 20.3 | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | 22.8 | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | 22.6 | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | 24.9 | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | 25 | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | 23.6 | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | 25.1 | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | 23 | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | 24.2 | – | 41 |
| 1887 | 24.3 | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | 25 | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | 24 | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | 26 | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | 24.8 | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | 24.8 | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | 24.4 | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | 25.7 | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | 23.5 | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | 25 | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | 23.7 | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | 24 | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | 24.6 | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | 24.2 | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | 26.7 | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | 25.5 | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | 34.4 | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | 30 | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | 27.4 | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | 28.8 | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | 26.4 | – | 42 |
| 1866 | 25.3 | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | 28.3 | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | 26.5 | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | 27.5 | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | 25.8 | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | 29.1 | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | 24.3 | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | 34.7 | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | 28.3 | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | 28.6 | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | 26.9 | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | 27.9 | – | 44 |
| 1854 | 29.8 | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | 24.4 | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | 26.5 | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | 26.2 | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | 23.8 | – | 42 |
| 1849 | 30.1 | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | 26.5 | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | 25.8 | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | 27.2 | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | 23.7 | – | 42 |
| 1844 | 25.2 | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | 26.9 | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | 27 | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | 26.3 | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | 26.1 | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | 26.8 | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | 28.7 | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | 27.4 | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | 25.9 | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | 27.7 | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | 33.8 | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | 28.7 | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | 29.8 | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | 28.4 | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | 28.3 | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | 28.4 | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | 31.3 | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | 28.5 | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | 30.4 | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | 30.6 | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | 30.6 | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | 28.9 | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | 30.9 | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | 28.7 | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | 28.5 | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | 31.2 | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | 29.4 | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | 28.4 | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | 27.3 | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
France vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007