China vs Poland: Infant mortality rate
China
0.4079 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.3612 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
161st
Poland rank
164th
Infant mortality rate over time
- China
- Poland
How they compare
China currently reports 0.4079 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3612 deaths per 100 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.0467 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 161st and Poland ranks 164th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 5.56 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1970s | 6.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1980s | 4.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6679 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 0.8818 deaths per 100 live births | 0.435 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4468 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.4776 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1073 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, China or Poland?
- China, at 0.4079 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3612 deaths per 100 live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between China and Poland?
- 0.0467 deaths per 100 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Poland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do China and Poland rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- China ranks 161st and Poland ranks 164th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .