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Calcium Dashboard – Details by Country

France


Country Typology: Low disease risk, high intervention/policy environment

Health Data

Preterm Births:

  • Lancet Estimates: Preterm Birth Rate per 100 Live Births: 7.2 [6.8-7.5] 1
  • GBD Estimates: DALYS per 100,000 [CI]: 151 [126, 182] 2

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - Preclampsia & Eclampsia Incidence: 3

  • % of Preeclampsia Cases: 2%
  • % of Eclampsia Cases: 0.10%
  • % of Combined Preeclampsia and Eclampsia: NR

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths: 4

  • DALYs per 100,000: 2.69 [1.56, 4.49]
  • Deaths per 100,000: 0.01 [0.01, 0.01]

Bone Fractures Incidence Rate per 100,000 [CI]: 5240 [4771.9, 5779.7] 5

Diet and Food Supply

Apparent Calcium Intake: 1339.8 mg/day 6

Policies

Calcium Fortification:
No fortification policy

Antenatal Care Guidelines: 7

  • Supplementation Recommendation:
    No recommendation
  • Food-Based Recommendation:
    • Milk and dairy products
    • Green vegetables (e.g., broccoli, kale)
    • Almonds, dried figs
    • Legumes
    • Fortified foods
    • Calcium-rich mineral water (e.g., Hépar, Contrex)

References:

1 Preterm Births - Lancet Estimates
Ohuma EO, Moller A-B, Bradley E, et al. National, regional, and global. estimates of preterm birth in 2020, with trends from 2010: a systematic analysis. Lancet 2023; 402: 1261–71.

2 Preterm Births - GBD Estimates
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 7/23/2025). For terms and conditions of use, please visit http://www.healthdata.org/about/terms-and-conditions

3 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - Preclampsia & Eclampsia Incidence
Olie V, Moutengou E, Deneux-Tharaux C, et al. (2020) Prevalence of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and post-partum in France. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements. 12(1):155-156.

4 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 9/16/2024).

5 Bone Fractures
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021). Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2022. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/. (Accessed 7/18/2025).

6 Apparent Calcium Intake
Updated for 2022 based on: Lividini, K., Masters, W.A. Tracing global flows of bioactive compounds from farm to fork in nutrient balance sheets can help guide intervention towards healthier food supplies. Nat Food 3, 703–715 (2022).

7 Antenatal Care Guidelines
Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments. Le guide nutrition pendant et après la grossesse. Published online 2007. Accessed April 17, 2024. https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/guide_pro_femmes_enceintes.pdf