Ireland vs Poland: Child mortality rate
Ireland
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
169th
Poland rank
167th
Child mortality rate over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.42 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 90 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 169th and Poland ranks 167th of 200 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 24.74 deaths per 100 live births | 15.14 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1930s | 9.49 deaths per 100 live births | 22.03 deaths per 100 live births | 12.54 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1940s | 5.79 deaths per 100 live births | 16.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10.81 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1950s | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10.09 deaths per 100 live births | 5.62 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.969 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.944 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.776 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.649 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.556 deaths per 100 live births | 0.773 deaths per 100 live births | 0.217 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.376 deaths per 100 live births | 0.506 deaths per 100 live births | 0.13 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.432 deaths per 100 live births | 0.062 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.42 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Ireland and Poland?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 90 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Ireland ranks 169th and Poland ranks 167th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.