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France

Disease outbreak profile for France — 38 events, 23 diseases, since 1998.

France (FRA) · WHO EUR region · 38 WHO events across 23 diseases (1998–2026).

Diseases reported by France

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
COVID-19 U071 7 18%
Chikungunya mosquito-borne viral fever A920 3 8%
Influenza due to identified zoonotic or pandemic influenza virus J090 3 8%
Zika virus disease A925 2 5%
Infections due to other Salmonella A029 2 5%
Measles B05 2 5%
Legionnaires disease A481 2 5%
Yellow fever, unspecified A959 2 5%
Monkeypox B04 1 3%
Botulism A051 1 3%
Escherichia coli B962 1 3%
Sepsis due to streptococcus, group A A400 1 3%
Middle East respiratory syndrome U040 1 3%
Severe acute respiratory syndrome U049 1 3%
Listeriosis, unspecified A329 1 3%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2026 1 1
2025 5 5
2024 2 2
2023 3 3
2022 4 4
2021 1 1
2020 1 1
2019 3 3
2018 1 1
2017 4 4
2016 1 1
2014 1 1
2011 2 2
2006 1 1
2004 2 2
2003 2 2
2000 2 2
1999 1 1
1998 1 1

Peak year: 2025 (5 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
1990s 2
2000s 7
2010s 12
2020s 17

Position in WHO EUR

Rank #1 of 52 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Health system snapshot

Indicator 2023
Population (2023) 68,000,000
Life expectancy 82.30 yr
Healthy life expectancy 71.70 yr
Infant mortality /1k 3.30
Maternal mortality /100k 8.00
Under-5 mortality /1k 4.00
Adult mortality M /1k 76.00
Adult mortality F /1k 45.00
Cardiovascular /100k 70.80
Cancer /100k 152.10
Respiratory /100k 23.80
Diabetes /100k 4.90
Road injury /100k 5.10
Healthcare spending % GDP 11.10%
Physicians /1k 3.30
Hospital beds /1k 5.90
DTP3 vaccination 98.00%
HIV prevalence 0.40%
TB incidence /100k 7.00
Malaria /1k 0.00

Diseases Reported

23

Outbreak Events

38

Year Range

1998–2026

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Country

France • EUR