Poland vs Taiwan: Child mortality
Poland
0.4221 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Taiwan
0.392 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland rank
168th
Taiwan rank
170th
Child mortality over time
- Poland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births against 0.392 deaths per 100 live births in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0301 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Taiwan ahead.
Poland ranks 168th and Taiwan ranks 170th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1810s | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1820s | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1830s | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1840s | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1850s | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 36.92 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.8 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 46.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10.15 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 33.63 deaths per 100 live births | 46.7 deaths per 100 live births | 13.08 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 30.11 deaths per 100 live births | 45.37 deaths per 100 live births | 15.26 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 28.66 deaths per 100 live births | 41.37 deaths per 100 live births | 12.72 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 26.26 deaths per 100 live births | 35.29 deaths per 100 live births | 9.03 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 22.01 deaths per 100 live births | 27.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 18.73 deaths per 100 live births | 21.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.49 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 10.09 deaths per 100 live births | 11.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6074 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.923 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9629 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8634 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5623 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.7735 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7094 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0641 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.5061 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4995 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0066 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.4323 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4116 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0207 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Poland or Taiwan?
- Poland, at 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births against 0.392 deaths per 100 live births in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Poland and Taiwan?
- 0.0301 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Taiwan?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Taiwan rank globally for child mortality?
- Poland ranks 168th and Taiwan ranks 170th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.