France vs South Korea

France vs South Korea: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in France and 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 1.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.69 times that in South Korea.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

France vs South Korea: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in France and 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in France, by 1.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.69 times that in South Korea.
FranceSouth KoreaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2008, when it overtook South Korea.
  • In 2023, France ranked 193 and South Korea ranked 215 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 1 per 1,000 live births and South Korea at 0.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

YearFranceSouth KoreaWorld
20233.52.127.3
20223.62.128.2
20213.72.228.4
20203.52.328.7
20193.72.429.2
20183.82.529.7
20173.82.630.3
20163.62.631.1
20153.62.732.1
20143.52.832.9
20133.62.933.9
20123.5335
20113.43.136.8
20103.63.337.7
20093.83.439.1
20083.73.640.4
20073.73.842
20063.84.143.7
20053.74.445.4
200444.747.2
20034.1548.8
20024.25.450.6
20014.55.752.2
20004.6653.7
19994.46.455.5
19984.76.957.1
19974.87.358.3
19964.87.859.6
199558.460.8
199469.162
19936.49.862.9
19926.810.664.1
19917.311.564.9
19907.412.664.9
19897.613.666.2
1988814.968
19877.916.368.6
19868.217.770.8
19858.419.372.9
19848.52174.6
1983922.676.1
19829.524.476.6
19819.926.178.7
198010.527.780.6
197910.429.382.5
197810.830.884.7
197711.932.386.4
197612.733.788.1
197513.435.289.6
197414.436.990.9
197315.238.792.1
197216.14193.6
197117.343.296.1
197018.345.996.9
196919.64998.3
196820.352100.2
196720.455.3103.1
196621.658.6104.9
196521.661.9106.4
196423.365.1106.1
196325.668.2107.7
196225.471.5110.2
196125.774.8121.5
196027.278.5131.8
195929.382.9125.7
195831.188117.7
195733.594.5120
195635.9102121.9
195538.1111.5124.8
195440.7122.9127.7
195341.2136130.1
195244.9150.2132.7
195149.5164.8136
195051.3178.7138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearFranceSouth KoreaWorld
20243.22.7–3.621.6–2.426.9
20253.12.5–3.71.91.5–2.526.4
202632.4–3.81.91.4–2.625.9
202732.3–3.81.91.3–2.625.4
20282.92.2–3.91.81.2–2.724.9
20292.92.1–3.91.81.1–2.824.5
20302.82–41.81.1–2.824
20312.82–41.71–2.823.6
20322.71.9–41.70.9–2.823.2
20332.71.8–4.11.70.9–2.822.8
20342.61.8–4.11.60.9–2.822.3
20352.61.7–41.60.8–2.821.9
20362.51.6–41.60.8–2.821.5
20372.51.6–41.50.8–2.821.1
20382.41.5–41.50.7–2.820.8
20392.41.5–41.50.7–2.820.4
20402.41.4–3.91.50.7–2.820
20412.31.4–3.91.40.6–2.919.7
20422.31.4–3.91.40.6–2.919.4
20432.21.3–3.91.40.6–2.819
20442.21.3–3.91.40.6–2.818.7
20452.21.2–3.91.30.6–2.918.4
20462.11.2–3.81.30.6–2.818.2
20472.11.2–3.71.30.5–2.817.9
20482.11.2–3.71.30.5–2.817.7
204921.1–3.71.20.5–2.917.5
205021.1–3.71.20.5–2.917.3
205121.1–3.71.20.5–2.917.1
20521.91–3.61.20.4–2.916.9
20531.91–3.71.20.4–2.816.7
20541.91–3.71.10.4–2.916.5
20551.81–3.81.10.4–2.816.3
20561.80.9–3.81.10.4–2.816.1
20571.80.9–3.71.10.4–2.815.9
20581.80.9–3.81.10.4–2.815.7
20591.70.8–3.71.10.4–2.815.5
20601.70.8–3.610.3–2.815.3
20611.70.8–3.610.3–2.815.1
20621.70.8–3.610.3–2.814.9
20631.60.8–3.510.3–2.814.7
20641.60.7–3.510.3–2.714.5
20651.60.7–3.510.3–2.714.3
20661.60.7–3.410.3–2.614.1
20671.50.7–3.50.90.3–2.613.9
20681.50.7–3.40.90.3–2.613.8
20691.50.6–3.40.90.3–2.613.6
20701.50.6–3.50.90.3–2.713.4
20711.50.6–3.40.90.2–2.713.2
20721.40.6–3.30.90.2–2.613
20731.40.5–3.30.90.2–2.512.9
20741.40.5–3.30.90.2–2.712.7
20751.40.5–3.20.80.2–2.812.6
20761.40.5–3.20.80.2–2.712.4
20771.30.5–3.20.80.2–2.712.3
20781.30.5–3.20.80.2–2.712.1
20791.30.5–3.20.80.2–2.712
20801.30.4–3.20.80.2–2.711.8
20811.30.4–3.20.80.2–2.711.7
20821.20.4–3.10.80.2–2.711.6
20831.20.4–3.10.70.2–2.711.5
20841.20.4–30.70.2–2.611.4
20851.20.3–30.70.2–2.611.3
20861.20.3–30.70.1–2.611.1
20871.20.3–3.10.70.1–2.511
20881.10.3–30.70.1–2.610.9
20891.10.3–2.90.70.1–2.510.8
20901.10.3–2.90.70.1–2.510.7
20911.10.3–2.90.70.1–2.410.6
20921.10.3–2.90.70.1–2.410.5
20931.10.3–2.80.60.1–2.410.4
209410.3–2.80.60.1–2.410.3
209510.2–2.80.60.1–2.310.1
209610.2–2.80.60.1–2.310
209710.2–2.70.60.1–2.39.9
209810.2–2.80.60.1–2.39.8
209910.2–2.70.60.1–2.29.7
210010.2–2.60.60.1–2.29.6

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Good to know

  • Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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