Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Poland or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 942 deaths against 765 deaths in Poland as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Poland and Ukraine?

177 deaths, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Poland vs Ukraine: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Poland

765 deaths

in 2024

Ukraine

942 deaths

in 2024

Poland rank

100th

Ukraine rank

98th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Poland
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 942 deaths against 765 deaths in Poland, a difference of 177 deaths.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 100th and Ukraine ranks 98th of 199 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7,545 deaths	9,742 deaths	2,197 deaths	Ukraine
1990s	4,359 deaths	6,305 deaths	1,946 deaths	Ukraine
2000s	1,767 deaths	3,871 deaths	2,104 deaths	Ukraine
2010s	1,192 deaths	2,666 deaths	1,474 deaths	Ukraine
2020s	854.6 deaths	1,240 deaths	385.8 deaths	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Poland or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 942 deaths against 765 deaths in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Poland and Ukraine?: 177 deaths, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Poland and Ukraine rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Poland ranks 100th and Ukraine ranks 98th 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .