Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Poland
Poland: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Poland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Poland is 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Poland peaked at 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9299 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Poland 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Poland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9575 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9414 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9299 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9456 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9597 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9639 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9837 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9901 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9813 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9748 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9987 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9789 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9627 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9299 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9748 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 18 Estonia 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Greece 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Slovakia 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 North Macedonia 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Czechia 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Poland?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Poland was 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9299 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Poland rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Poland ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.