What is child mortality in Poland?

Child mortality in Poland was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Poland?

The highest recorded value was 36.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Poland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Poland rank for child mortality?

Poland ranks 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Poland data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Poland

Name: Child mortality in Poland
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Poland: Child mortality was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4221 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

168th

of 203 countries

All-time high

36.92 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.4221 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Poland, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality in Poland is 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Poland peaked at 36.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Poland 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Child mortality in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality in Poland, 1800 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1800	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	—
1801	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1802	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1803	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1804	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1805	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1806	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1807	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1808	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1809	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1810	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1811	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1812	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1813	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1814	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1815	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1816	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1817	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1818	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1819	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1820	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1821	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1822	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1823	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1824	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1825	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1826	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1827	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1828	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1829	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1830	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1831	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1832	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1833	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1834	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1835	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1836	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1837	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1838	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1839	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1840	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1841	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1842	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1843	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1844	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1845	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1846	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1847	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1848	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1849	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1850	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1851	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1852	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1853	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1854	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1855	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1856	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1857	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1858	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1859	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1860	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1861	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1862	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1863	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1864	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1865	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1866	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1867	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1868	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1869	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1870	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1871	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1872	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1873	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1874	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1875	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1876	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1877	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1878	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1879	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1880	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1881	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1882	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1883	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1884	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1885	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1886	36.57 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1887	36.22 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1888	35.86 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1889	35.51 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1890	35.17 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1891	34.82 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1892	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1893	34.14 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1894	33.8 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1895	33.46 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1896	33.12 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1897	32.78 deaths per 100 live births	-1.0%
1898	32.43 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1899	32.08 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1900	31.74 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1901	31.38 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1902	31.03 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1903	30.67 deaths per 100 live births	-1.1%
1904	30.31 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1905	29.95 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1906	29.59 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1907	29.22 deaths per 100 live births	-1.2%
1908	28.85 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1909	28.38 deaths per 100 live births	-1.6%
1910	28.02 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1911	27.65 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1912	27.91 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1913	28.18 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1914	28.45 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1915	28.72 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1916	29 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1917	29.27 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1918	29.55 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1919	29.84 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1920	30.12 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1921	30.41 deaths per 100 live births	+1.0%
1922	27.16 deaths per 100 live births	-10.7%
1923	26.59 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1924	26.04 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1925	25.49 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1926	24.95 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1927	24.43 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
1928	23.33 deaths per 100 live births	-4.5%
1929	24.07 deaths per 100 live births	+3.1%
1930	22.96 deaths per 100 live births	-4.6%
1931	22.78 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
1932	23.15 deaths per 100 live births	+1.6%
1933	20.16 deaths per 100 live births	-12.9%
1934	22.59 deaths per 100 live births	+12.1%
1935	19.97 deaths per 100 live births	-11.6%
1936	22.59 deaths per 100 live births	+13.1%
1937	21.66 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
1938	22.41 deaths per 100 live births	+3.4%
1939	21.79 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1940	21.19 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1941	20.61 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1942	20.05 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1943	19.5 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1944	18.96 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1945	18.44 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1946	17.94 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1947	17.45 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1948	16.97 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1949	16.22 deaths per 100 live births	-4.4%
1950	13.71 deaths per 100 live births	-15.5%
1951	12.68 deaths per 100 live births	-7.5%
1952	11.76 deaths per 100 live births	-7.3%
1953	10.95 deaths per 100 live births	-6.9%
1954	10.22 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1955	9.56 deaths per 100 live births	-6.5%
1956	8.94 deaths per 100 live births	-6.4%
1957	8.33 deaths per 100 live births	-6.8%
1958	7.71 deaths per 100 live births	-7.5%
1959	7.07 deaths per 100 live births	-8.2%
1960	6.49 deaths per 100 live births	-8.3%
1961	6.01 deaths per 100 live births	-7.4%
1962	5.61 deaths per 100 live births	-6.7%
1963	5.24 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1964	4.89 deaths per 100 live births	-6.7%
1965	4.57 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1966	4.29 deaths per 100 live births	-6.1%
1967	4.06 deaths per 100 live births	-5.3%
1968	3.88 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
1969	3.75 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
1970	3.61 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
1971	3.43 deaths per 100 live births	-4.9%
1972	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
1973	3.05 deaths per 100 live births	-5.6%
1974	2.91 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
1975	2.79 deaths per 100 live births	-4.0%
1976	2.7 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
1977	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	-2.9%
1978	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1979	2.47 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
1980	2.4 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
1981	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1982	2.26 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1983	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1984	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%
1985	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
1986	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
1987	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
1988	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	-3.1%
1989	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1990	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
1991	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	-2.6%
1992	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1993	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	-3.3%
1994	1.53 deaths per 100 live births	-4.1%
1995	1.44 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
1996	1.32 deaths per 100 live births	-8.0%
1997	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	-9.4%
1998	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	-9.3%
1999	1 deaths per 100 live births	-8.1%
2000	0.9326 deaths per 100 live births	-6.8%
2001	0.8816 deaths per 100 live births	-5.5%
2002	0.8425 deaths per 100 live births	-4.4%
2003	0.8105 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
2004	0.7821 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
2005	0.7554 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
2006	0.7291 deaths per 100 live births	-3.5%
2007	0.701 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
2008	0.6684 deaths per 100 live births	-4.7%
2009	0.632 deaths per 100 live births	-5.4%
2010	0.5968 deaths per 100 live births	-5.6%
2011	0.567 deaths per 100 live births	-5.0%
2012	0.5424 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
2013	0.5217 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
2014	0.5038 deaths per 100 live births	-3.4%
2015	0.4885 deaths per 100 live births	-3.0%
2016	0.4756 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
2017	0.4646 deaths per 100 live births	-2.3%
2018	0.4548 deaths per 100 live births	-2.1%
2019	0.4462 deaths per 100 live births	-1.9%
2020	0.4396 deaths per 100 live births	-1.5%
2021	0.4361 deaths per 100 live births	-0.8%
2022	0.4338 deaths per 100 live births	-0.5%
2023	0.4298 deaths per 100 live births	-0.9%
2024	0.4221 deaths per 100 live births	-1.8%

Poland compared with similar countries

Poland's 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 91% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
Poland's 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	36.57 deaths per 100 live births	35.51 deaths per 100 live births	36.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	33.63 deaths per 100 live births	32.08 deaths per 100 live births	35.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	30.11 deaths per 100 live births	28.38 deaths per 100 live births	31.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	28.66 deaths per 100 live births	27.65 deaths per 100 live births	29.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	26.26 deaths per 100 live births	23.33 deaths per 100 live births	30.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	22.01 deaths per 100 live births	19.97 deaths per 100 live births	23.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	18.73 deaths per 100 live births	16.22 deaths per 100 live births	21.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	10.09 deaths per 100 live births	7.07 deaths per 100 live births	13.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	4.88 deaths per 100 live births	3.75 deaths per 100 live births	6.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.93 deaths per 100 live births	2.47 deaths per 100 live births	3.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	2.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	1 deaths per 100 live births	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.7735 deaths per 100 live births	0.632 deaths per 100 live births	0.9326 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.5061 deaths per 100 live births	0.4462 deaths per 100 live births	0.5968 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4323 deaths per 100 live births	0.4221 deaths per 100 live births	0.4396 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Poland

165 United Kingdom 0.468 deaths per 100 live births compare
166 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births compare
167 France 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Denmark 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births compare
170 Taiwan 0.392 deaths per 100 live births compare
171 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Poland?: Child mortality in Poland was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 36.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Poland rank for child mortality?: Poland ranks 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Poland data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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