Ireland vs Poland: Child mortality rate by sex
Ireland
0.3566 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.3772 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
168th
Poland rank
166th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.3772 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.0206 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 168th and Poland ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | 9.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7819 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7882 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.6948 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5766 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.5042 deaths per 100 live births | 0.699 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1948 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.3431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1157 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.3408 deaths per 100 live births | 0.388 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0472 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.3772 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3566 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Ireland and Poland?
- 0.0206 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Ireland ranks 168th and Poland ranks 166th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .