Netherlands vs Poland: Child mortality rate
Netherlands
0.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
169th
Poland rank
167th
Child mortality rate over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.42 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 91 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Netherlands 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 | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 9.19 deaths per 100 live births | 25.88 deaths per 100 live births | 16.69 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1930s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 22.03 deaths per 100 live births | 16.31 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1940s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 16.59 deaths per 100 live births | 13.14 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 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 | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.978 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.714 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.711 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.539 deaths per 100 live births | 0.773 deaths per 100 live births | 0.234 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.506 deaths per 100 live births | 0.092 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.432 deaths per 100 live births | 0.036 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Netherlands or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.42 deaths per 100 live births against 0.39 deaths per 100 live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Netherlands and Poland?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Netherlands 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.