Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Australia or Poland?

Poland, at 1,196 deaths against 1,162 deaths in Australia as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Poland: Number of children who die before age 5

Australia

1,162 deaths

in 2023

Poland

1,196 deaths

in 2023

Australia rank

106th

Poland rank

105th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Australia
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1,196 deaths against 1,162 deaths in Australia, a difference of 34 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Australia ranks 106th and Poland ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5,802 deaths	76,515 deaths	70,712 deaths	Poland
1960s	5,286 deaths	29,257 deaths	23,971 deaths	Poland
1970s	4,414 deaths	20,593 deaths	16,180 deaths	Poland
1980s	2,742 deaths	16,567 deaths	13,825 deaths	Poland
1990s	1,945 deaths	7,544 deaths	5,599 deaths	Poland
2000s	1,506 deaths	2,861 deaths	1,355 deaths	Poland
2010s	1,240 deaths	1,970 deaths	729.1 deaths	Poland
2020s	1,194 deaths	1,378 deaths	184.75 deaths	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Australia or Poland?: Poland, at 1,196 deaths against 1,162 deaths in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Australia and Poland?: 34 deaths, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Poland rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Australia ranks 106th and Poland ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.