France (2024)
2.9
per 1,000 live births
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
per 1,000 live births
Trend
neutral
Series length
20
years of data

Data

France Neonatal Mortality Rate (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year per 1,000 live births YoY Change
2024 2.9 unchanged
2023 2.9 +3.6%
2022 2.8 +3.7%
2021 2.7 +3.8%
2020 2.6 -3.7%
2019 2.7 unchanged
2018 2.7 -3.6%
2017 2.8 +7.7%
2016 2.6 unchanged
2015 2.6 +8.3%
2014 2.4 -4.0%
2013 2.5 +4.2%
2012 2.4 +4.3%
2011 2.3 -8.0%
2010 2.5 -3.8%
2009 2.6 unchanged
2008 2.6 +4.0%
2007 2.5 unchanged
2006 2.5 unchanged
2005 2.5 n/a

About this Dataset

France recorded 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 2.3 in 2011 to 2.9 in 2023.

This page tracks the neonatal mortality rate (deaths in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births) in France from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the neonatal mortality rate (deaths in the first 28 days of life per 1,000 live births) in France from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.3 in 2011. The latest reading of 2.9 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period.