Poland vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality rate by sex
Poland
0.3228 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.3664 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland rank
165th
United Kingdom rank
162nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Poland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.3664 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.0436 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 165th and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8643 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8684 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7078 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5625 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5454 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.6048 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4596 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1452 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.395 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3578 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0372 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.3327 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3548 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0221 deaths per 100 live births | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Poland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.3664 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Poland and United Kingdom?
- 0.0436 deaths per 100 live births, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Poland ranks 165th and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .