Ireland vs Poland: Infant mortality rate by sex
Ireland
0.3178 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.3228 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
166th
Poland rank
165th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.005 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 166th and Poland ranks 165th of 199 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7462 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.8415 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7347 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.578 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5298 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.4254 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6048 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1794 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.2975 deaths per 100 live births | 0.395 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0975 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.3021 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3327 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0306 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3178 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Ireland and Poland?
- 0.005 deaths per 100 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Ireland ranks 166th and Poland ranks 165th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .