Iceland vs Poland: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Iceland
0.0053 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Poland
0.0055 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iceland rank
178th
Poland rank
176th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Iceland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman in Iceland, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
Across all 91 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 178th and Poland ranks 176th of 200 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.303 under-five deaths per woman | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8334 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.2003 under-five deaths per woman | 0.808 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6077 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.1243 under-five deaths per woman | 0.643 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5188 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.101 under-five deaths per woman | 0.361 under-five deaths per woman | 0.26 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.0711 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1282 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0571 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.0355 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0663 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.0174 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0467 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0293 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0138 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman | 0.01 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | 0.002 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Iceland or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Iceland and Poland?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Iceland ranks 178th and Poland ranks 176th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).