What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Poland and Slovakia?

0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovakia?

27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Poland vs Slovakia: Death rates from different causes

Poland

126.58 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Slovakia

126.08 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Poland rank

12th

Slovakia rank

13th

Death rates from different causes over time

Poland
Slovakia

How they compare

Poland currently reports 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 126.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovakia ahead.

Poland ranks 12th and Slovakia ranks 13th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	164.88 deaths per 100,000 people	170.03 deaths per 100,000 people	5.14 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2000s	162.47 deaths per 100,000 people	161.6 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8697 deaths per 100,000 people	Poland
2010s	142.16 deaths per 100,000 people	149.07 deaths per 100,000 people	6.91 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2020s	127.39 deaths per 100,000 people	130.77 deaths per 100,000 people	3.38 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Poland or Slovakia?: Poland, at 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 126.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Poland and Slovakia?: 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovakia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Poland and Slovakia rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Poland ranks 12th and Slovakia ranks 13th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rates from different causes
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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