What is child mortality rate in Poland?

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

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Poland?

The highest recorded value was 3.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Poland?

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

How does Poland rank for child mortality rate?

Poland ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Poland

Name: Child mortality rate in Poland
Creator: United Nations 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 rate 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

166th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.61 deaths per 100 live births

in 1970

All-time low

0.4221 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Child mortality rate in Poland, 1970–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in Poland stood at 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Poland peaked at 3.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Poland 166th out of 199 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
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

163 United Kingdom 0.468 deaths per 100 live births compare
164 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births compare
165 France 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births compare
167 Denmark 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births compare
168 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Poland

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,693 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 189,898 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 182,317 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 183,105 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 175,557 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 177,903 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 170,179 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Poland?: Child mortality rate in Poland was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 3.61 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Poland rank for child mortality rate?: Poland ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
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, 10,614 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .