Netherlands vs Poland: Child mortality vs. health spending
Netherlands
0.3885 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.4221 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
168th
Poland rank
166th
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0336 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Netherlands 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 | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 10.09 deaths per 100 live births | 7.48 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.9783 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.715 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7107 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.5403 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7735 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2332 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.4154 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5061 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0908 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.3949 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4323 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0374 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Netherlands or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Netherlands and Poland?
- 0.0336 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Netherlands 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) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. health spending. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .