Sex gap in life expectancy in Poland
Poland: Sex gap in life expectancy was 7.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.48 years
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
25th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.11 years
in 1991
All-time low
5.21 years
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy 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 in Poland stood at 7.48 years.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Poland peaked at 9.11 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.21 years, in 1956.
Poland ranks 25th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Poland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.62 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 5.26 years | -7.1% |
| 1953 | 5.48 years | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 5.47 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.41 years | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 5.21 years | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 5.4 years | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 5.67 years | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 5.8 years | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 5.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 5.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 6.02 years | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 5.99 years | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 5.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.14 years | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 6.32 years | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 6.5 years | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 6.62 years | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 6.84 years | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 6.93 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 7.09 years | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 7 years | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.14 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 7.32 years | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7.69 years | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 8 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 8.15 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 8.29 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 8.28 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 8.21 years | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 8.1 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 8.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 8.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 8.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 8.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 8.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 8.53 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 8.75 years | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 9 years | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 9.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 9.01 years | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.81 years | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 8.73 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.68 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.68 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.61 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 8.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 8.61 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.51 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.37 years | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.34 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.51 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.4 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3 years | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.23 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.11 years | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.95 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 7.84 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.81 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.69 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.66 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.3 years | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 8.19 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.6 years | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 7.48 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.5 years | 5.21 years | 5.8 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.13 years | 5.86 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.45 years | 6.84 years | 8.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.31 years | 8.09 years | 8.75 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.79 years | 8.61 years | 9.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.47 years | 8.34 years | 8.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.92 years | 7.66 years | 8.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.89 years | 7.48 years | 8.3 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 22 Uruguay 7.73 years compare
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More health data for Poland
- 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 in Poland?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Poland was 7.48 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 recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.11 years in 1991.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 years in 1956.
- How does Poland rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Poland ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.