Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Poland
Poland: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 6.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.36 years
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
18th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.14 years
in 2007
All-time low
3.42 years
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Poland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Poland stood at 6.36 years.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Poland peaked at 7.14 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.42 years, in 1952.
That places Poland 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Poland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.79 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.85 years | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 3.42 years | -11.1% |
| 1953 | 3.62 years | +5.7% |
| 1954 | 3.57 years | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 3.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 3.44 years | -3.9% |
| 1957 | 3.6 years | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 3.81 years | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 3.93 years | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 4 years | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 4.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 4.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 4.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 4.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.28 years | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 4.42 years | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 4.59 years | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 4.71 years | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 4.9 years | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 4.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 5.08 years | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 5.03 years | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 5.15 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 5.31 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 5.56 years | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 5.8 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 5.92 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 6.04 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 6.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 6.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 6.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 6.21 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 6.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 6.46 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.62 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.76 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.94 years | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 7.05 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 7.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.93 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 6.91 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.89 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.92 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.87 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.96 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.1 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.08 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 7 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.93 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.88 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.8 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.63 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.63 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.55 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.48 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.09 years | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 6.96 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.45 years | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 6.36 years | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.66 years | 3.42 years | 3.93 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.26 years | 4 years | 4.71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.38 years | 4.9 years | 6.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.33 years | 6.07 years | 6.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.95 years | 6.89 years | 7.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.01 years | 6.87 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.68 years | 6.48 years | 6.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.72 years | 6.36 years | 7.09 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9071 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0137 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11,323 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Poland?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Poland was 6.36 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 years in 1952.
- How does Poland rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Poland ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.