Regions of France (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate

Mayotte had the highest infant mortality rate of 27 regions in 2023, at 10.5 per 1,000 live births. Basse-Normandie had the lowest, at 2.5 per 1,000 live births. The median was 3.9 per 1,000 live births and the figure for France was 4 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest10.5Mayotte
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All regions, 2023

Mayotte: 10.5 per 1,000 live birthsMayotte10.5Guadeloupe: 9.7 per 1,000 live birthsGuadeloupe9.7Guyane: 9.6 per 1,000 live birthsGuyane9.6Martinique: 7.5 per 1,000 live birthsMartinique7.5La Réunion: 5.6 per 1,000 live birthsLa Réunion5.6Franche-Comté: 5.3 per 1,000 live birthsFranche-Comté5.3Ile-de-France: 4.5 per 1,000 live birthsIle-de-France4.5Alsace: 4.3 per 1,000 live birthsAlsace4.3Languedoc-Roussillon: 4.2 per 1,000 live birthsLanguedoc-Roussillon4.2Auvergne: 4.1 per 1,000 live birthsAuvergne4.1Corse: 4 per 1,000 live birthsCorse4Haute-Normandie: 4 per 1,000 live birthsHaute-Normandie4Centre - Val de Loire: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsCentre - Val de Loire3.9Lorraine: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsLorraine3.9Poitou-Charentes: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsPoitou-Charentes3.7Limousin: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsLimousin3.6Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur3.5Pays de la Loire: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsPays de la Loire3.4Picardie: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsPicardie3.4Aquitaine: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsAquitaine3.2Champagne-Ardenne: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsChampagne-Ardenne3.2Nord-Pas de Calais: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsNord-Pas de Calais3.2Midi-Pyrénées: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsMidi-Pyrénées3.1Rhône-Alpes: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsRhône-Alpes3.1Bourgogne: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsBourgogne2.8Bretagne: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsBretagne2.8Basse-Normandie: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsBasse-Normandie2.5Mayotte: 10.5 per 1,000 live birthsMayotte10.5Guadeloupe: 9.7 per 1,000 live birthsGuadeloupe9.7Guyane: 9.6 per 1,000 live birthsGuyane9.6Martinique: 7.5 per 1,000 live birthsMartinique7.5La Réunion: 5.6 per 1,000 live birthsLa Réunion5.6Franche-Comté: 5.3 per 1,000 live birthsFranche-Comté5.3Ile-de-France: 4.5 per 1,000 live birthsIle-de-France4.5Alsace: 4.3 per 1,000 live birthsAlsace4.3Languedoc-Roussillon: 4.2 per 1,000 live birthsLanguedoc-Roussillon4.2Auvergne: 4.1 per 1,000 live birthsAuvergne4.1Corse: 4 per 1,000 live birthsCorse4Haute-Normandie: 4 per 1,000 live birthsHaute-Normandie4Centre - Val de Loire: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsCentre - Val de Loire3.9Lorraine: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsLorraine3.9Poitou-Charentes: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsPoitou-Charentes3.7Limousin: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsLimousin3.6Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur3.5Pays de la Loire: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsPays de la Loire3.4Picardie: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsPicardie3.4Aquitaine: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsAquitaine3.2Champagne-Ardenne: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsChampagne-Ardenne3.2Nord-Pas de Calais: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsNord-Pas de Calais3.2Midi-Pyrénées: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsMidi-Pyrénées3.1Rhône-Alpes: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsRhône-Alpes3.1Bourgogne: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsBourgogne2.8Bretagne: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsBretagne2.8Basse-Normandie: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsBasse-Normandie2.5
per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
per 1,000 live births
Change on 2022
1Mayotte10.5+0.4
2Guadeloupe9.7+4.8
3Guyane9.6-0.2
4Martinique7.5-1.7
5La Réunion5.6-1.4
6Franche-Comté5.3+1.4
7Ile-de-France4.5+0.2
8Alsace4.3-0.1
9Languedoc-Roussillon4.2+0.9
10Auvergne4.1+0.1
11Corse4+1.5
11Haute-Normandie4-0.2
13Centre - Val de Loire3.9-0.4
13Lorraine3.9-1.2
15Poitou-Charentes3.7+0.3
16Limousin3.6-0.6
17Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur3.5+0.1
18Pays de la Loire3.4+0.5
18Picardie3.4-0.7
20Aquitaine3.2-0.5
20Champagne-Ardenne3.2-0.3
20Nord-Pas de Calais3.2+0.4
23Midi-Pyrénées3.1+0.3
23Rhône-Alpes3.1-0.1
25Bourgogne2.8-0.9
25Bretagne2.8-0.3
27Basse-Normandie2.5-1.3

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Deaths of infants before their first birthday per 1,000 live births in the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table

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Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 7 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/france-regions?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/france-regions?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/france-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest infant mortality rate?

Mayotte, with 10.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Basse-Normandie, with 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

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