Poland vs Ukraine: Number of infants who die before age 1

Poland
1,014 deaths
in 2023
Ukraine
1,235 deaths
in 2023
Poland rank
104th
Ukraine rank
101st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Poland
  • Ukraine
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195019862023

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1,235 deaths against 1,014 deaths in Poland, a difference of 221 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 104th and Ukraine ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Ukraine Difference Ahead
1950s 64,435 deaths 51,052 deaths 13,383 deaths Poland
1960s 25,880 deaths 17,068 deaths 8,813 deaths Poland
1970s 18,598 deaths 13,000 deaths 5,598 deaths Poland
1980s 14,833 deaths 11,719 deaths 3,114 deaths Poland
1990s 6,594 deaths 7,262 deaths 667.6 deaths Ukraine
2000s 2,453 deaths 4,593 deaths 2,140 deaths Ukraine
2010s 1,693 deaths 3,593 deaths 1,900 deaths Ukraine
2020s 1,164 deaths 1,614 deaths 450.25 deaths Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Poland or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 1,235 deaths against 1,014 deaths in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Poland and Ukraine?
221 deaths, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Poland and Ukraine rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Poland ranks 104th and Ukraine ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
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

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.