Ireland vs Poland: Infant mortality rate
Ireland
0.3432 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Poland
0.3612 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland rank
166th
Poland rank
164th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.3612 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3432 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.018 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 166th and Poland ranks 164th 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 | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | 9.01 deaths per 100 live births | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9245 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.9431 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8818 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.6447 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5971 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.4681 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6679 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1998 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.3234 deaths per 100 live births | 0.435 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1116 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.3261 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0443 deaths per 100 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.3612 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3432 deaths per 100 live births in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Ireland and Poland?
- 0.018 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?
- Ireland ranks 166th 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 .