Poland vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, total
Poland
78.41 years
in 2024
United States
78.89 years
in 2024
Poland rank
61st
United States rank
60th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Poland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 78.89 years against 78.41 years in Poland, a difference of 0.48 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Poland ranks 61st and United States ranks 60th of 217 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.85 years | 70.17 years | 1.32 years | United States |
| 1970s | 70.46 years | 72.23 years | 1.76 years | United States |
| 1980s | 70.87 years | 74.47 years | 3.6 years | United States |
| 1990s | 71.87 years | 75.85 years | 3.98 years | United States |
| 2000s | 74.85 years | 77.45 years | 2.6 years | United States |
| 2010s | 77.29 years | 78.67 years | 1.38 years | United States |
| 2020s | 77.12 years | 77.6 years | 0.4888 years | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Poland or United States?
- United States, at 78.89 years against 78.41 years in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Poland and United States?
- 0.48 years, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Poland and United States rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Poland ranks 61st and United States ranks 60th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.