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

Eswatini, at 1,471 deaths against 1,196 deaths in Poland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Eswatini and Poland?

275 deaths, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini 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.

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

Eswatini

1,471 deaths

in 2023

Poland

1,196 deaths

in 2023

Eswatini rank

102nd

Poland rank

105th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Eswatini
Poland

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 1,471 deaths against 1,196 deaths in Poland, a difference of 275 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Eswatini ranks 102nd and Poland ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,222 deaths	76,515 deaths	73,292 deaths	Poland
1960s	3,383 deaths	29,257 deaths	25,874 deaths	Poland
1970s	3,441 deaths	20,593 deaths	17,152 deaths	Poland
1980s	2,891 deaths	16,567 deaths	13,676 deaths	Poland
1990s	2,955 deaths	7,544 deaths	4,589 deaths	Poland
2000s	3,760 deaths	2,861 deaths	898.5 deaths	Eswatini
2010s	2,182 deaths	1,970 deaths	212.6 deaths	Eswatini
2020s	1,564 deaths	1,378 deaths	185.25 deaths	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Eswatini or Poland?: Eswatini, at 1,471 deaths against 1,196 deaths in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Eswatini and Poland?: 275 deaths, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Poland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Poland rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Eswatini ranks 102nd 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.