Which has higher number of child deaths, Libya or Poland?

Poland, at 1,338 deaths against 1,209 deaths in Libya as of 2024.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Poland: Number of child deaths

Libya

1,209 deaths

in 2024

Poland

1,338 deaths

in 2024

Libya rank

105th

Poland rank

103rd

Number of child deaths over time

Libya
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1,338 deaths against 1,209 deaths in Libya, a difference of 129 deaths.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.

Libya ranks 105th and Poland ranks 103rd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	16,582 deaths	26,886 deaths	10,304 deaths	Poland
1970s	10,998 deaths	17,781 deaths	6,784 deaths	Poland
1980s	7,990 deaths	13,944 deaths	5,954 deaths	Poland
1990s	3,932 deaths	6,921 deaths	2,989 deaths	Poland
2000s	2,996 deaths	2,888 deaths	108.3 deaths	Libya
2010s	2,044 deaths	2,000 deaths	43.7 deaths	Libya
2020s	1,914 deaths	1,465 deaths	448.4 deaths	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Libya or Poland?: Poland, at 1,338 deaths against 1,209 deaths in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Libya and Poland?: 129 deaths, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Poland?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Libya and Poland rank globally for number of child deaths?: Libya ranks 105th and Poland ranks 103rd 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .