Death rate from falls in Poland

Poland: Death rate from falls was 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
15.58 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
15th
of 194 countries
All-time high
15.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
10.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from falls in Poland, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 11.1 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 10.6 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 10.6 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 10.6 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 11.9 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 10.2 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 11.3 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 12.3 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 13 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 12.5 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 12.5 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 12.9 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 12.7 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 15.6 deaths per 100,000 people

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 death rate from falls in Poland is 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Poland peaked at 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.15 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.

Poland ranks 15th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.86 deaths per 100,000 people 10.15 deaths per 100,000 people 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 12.42 deaths per 100,000 people 10.53 deaths per 100,000 people 13.22 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 14.61 deaths per 100,000 people 13.64 deaths per 100,000 people 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 12 India 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 13 Hungary 16.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 13 Vietnam 16.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 16 France 15.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 17 Australia 14.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 18 Belgium 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from falls in Poland?
Death rate from falls in Poland was 15.58 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 death rate from falls recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 15.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 10.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
How does Poland rank for death rate from falls?
Poland ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate from falls
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.