Life expectancy, Mortality, Health

Infant mortality in France

In the past, it was very common for babies to die before their first birthday. Today infant mortality in France is very low. In 2013, fewer than four newborns (3,5) in 1,000 died before the age of one.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) France

Female genital mutilation is practiced on girls in many countries. Some migrant women or daughters of migrants living in France are having to endure the consequences of this practice. Photo : © IRD - Favier, Marie-Noëlle

Inégalités de santé à Ouagadougou

No study has yet approached the question of how those health burdens are distributed across the different social strata of a single African city.

The World Population and me

Where do you stand in the world population? Enter your age and you will find out: The world population in the year you were born ? How many people were born the same year as you ? How many are still alive ? How many are dead ? How many are older than you ? How many are younger than you ? Generation’s evolution proposed by l’institut national d’études démographiques.

Mortality rates by sex and age

Life table for the whole of France and by departement , 1806-1906. Tables of net migration by departement, 1806-1906

Total deaths by sex