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Health

France · 24 indicators

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France — Health expenditure

Current health spending as % of GDP; measures resources devoted to the healthcare system.
11.5% GDP
2024
Source: OECD· Data 2024
Upd. 11/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Health spending per capita

Current health spending per capita, in US dollars. Measures what a country devotes on average per person to the healthcare system.
5.3KUSD
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Life expectancy

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Average number of years a newborn can expect to live under current mortality conditions.
83.1years
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Healthy life expectancy

Years of life expected without major disability; measures quality, not just length, of life.
63.8years
2023
Source: Eurostat· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Infant mortality

Deaths of children before age 1 per 1,000 live births; a key indicator of a country's health.
3.4per 1,000
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Physician density

Number of physicians per 1,000 inhabitants; a low level signals medical deserts.
3.28per 1,000
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Vaccination coverage

Share of the population properly vaccinated; a high rate protects the community.
96%
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
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France — Preventable mortality

Deaths that could have been avoided through prevention or care, per 100,000; lower is better.
114per 100k
2022
Source: OECD· Data 2022
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France — Hospital beds

Number of hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants; measures hospital capacity.
5.65per 1,000
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Healthy life years at birth

Years a newborn can expect to live free from limiting health problems.
63.8years
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Healthy life years at 50

Years a 50-year-old can expect to live without activity limitation.
20.5years
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Healthy life years at 65

Years a 65-year-old can expect to live without activity limitation — key retirement metric.
11.3years
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
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France — Healthy life years at birth — female

Female-only HLY at birth.
64.1years
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
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France — Healthy life years at birth — male

Male-only HLY at birth — pair to female series.
63.5years
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
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France — All-cause mortality rate

Age-standardised death rate, all causes per 100k inhabitants.
848per 100k
2021
Source: BIS· Data 2021
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Cancer mortality

Age-standardised death rate for malignant neoplasms (ICD C).
222per 100k
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
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France — Cardiovascular mortality

Age-standardised death rate for circulatory diseases (ICD I).
172per 100k
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
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France — Respiratory mortality

Age-standardised death rate for respiratory diseases (ICD J).
55.56per 100k
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
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France — Stroke mortality

Age-standardised death rate for cerebrovascular diseases (ICD I60-I69).
39.22per 100k
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
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France — Ischemic heart disease mortality

Age-standardised death rate for ischaemic heart disease (ICD I20-I25).
39.95per 100k
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
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France — Diabetes mortality

Age-standardised death rate for diabetes (ICD E10-E14).
15.79per 100k
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Accidental death rate

Age-standardised death rate for accidents (V01-X59, Y85, Y86).
40.89per 100k
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — Health spending — compulsory schemes per capita

Per-capita health expenditure from government schemes + compulsory contributory insurance (HF1) in EUR.
4KEUR
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France — HIV/AIDS mortality

Age-standardised death rate for HIV disease (ICD B20-B24).
0.32per 100k
2022
Source: BIS· Data 2022
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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