Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Poland
Poland: Infant mortality, annual growth rate was -1.84 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
-1.84 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 87.5%
World rank
73rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
-0.5768 % change on previous year
in 2022
All-time low
-9.5 % change on previous year
in 1997
Years of data
74
1951–2024
Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Poland, 1951–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality, annual growth rate in Poland is -1.84 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 87.5% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality, annual growth rate in Poland peaked at -0.5768 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -9.5 % change on previous year, in 1997.
Poland ranks 73rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -7.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -7.29 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1953 | -6.93 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1954 | -6.67 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1955 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1956 | -6.45 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1957 | -6.82 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1958 | -7.54 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1959 | -8.27 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1960 | -8.29 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1961 | -7.42 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1962 | -6.69 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1963 | -6.6 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1964 | -6.78 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1965 | -6.65 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1966 | -6.17 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1967 | -5.37 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1968 | -4.4 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1969 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1970 | -3.84 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 1971 | -4.95 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 1972 | -5.8 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1973 | -5.63 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1974 | -4.88 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1975 | -4.11 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1976 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1977 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1978 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1979 | -3.03 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1980 | -3.03 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1981 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1982 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1983 | -3.19 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1984 | -3.65 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 1985 | -3.85 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1986 | -3.73 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1987 | -3.45 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1988 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1989 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1990 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1991 | -2.67 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1992 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1993 | -3.33 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 1994 | -4.16 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1995 | -5.84 % change on previous year | +40.2% |
| 1996 | -8.1 % change on previous year | +38.8% |
| 1997 | -9.5 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 1998 | -9.37 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1999 | -8.19 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 2000 | -6.88 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 2001 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 2002 | -4.52 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2003 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2004 | -3.58 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2005 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2006 | -3.55 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2007 | -3.9 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2008 | -4.7 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 2009 | -5.49 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2010 | -5.6 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2011 | -5.04 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2012 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2013 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2014 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2015 | -3.05 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2016 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2017 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2018 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2019 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2020 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2021 | -0.833 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2022 | -0.5768 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 2023 | -0.9837 % change on previous year | +70.6% |
| 2024 | -1.84 % change on previous year | +87.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's -1.84 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.61 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Poland's -1.84 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1.81 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -87.5% | -0.9837 % change on previous year | -1.84 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -7.11 % change on previous year | -8.27 % change on previous year | -6.45 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | -6.2 % change on previous year | -8.29 % change on previous year | -3.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.15 % change on previous year | -5.8 % change on previous year | -2.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.26 % change on previous year | -3.85 % change on previous year | -2.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.67 % change on previous year | -9.5 % change on previous year | -2.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.55 % change on previous year | -6.88 % change on previous year | -3.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.45 % change on previous year | -5.6 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.15 % change on previous year | -1.84 % change on previous year | -0.5768 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 70 Sweden -1.81 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Lithuania -1.82 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Czechia -1.84 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Vanuatu -1.88 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Niger -1.91 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Georgia -1.97 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0213 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality, annual growth rate in Poland?
- Infant mortality, annual growth rate in Poland was -1.84 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5768 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest infant mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.5 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Poland rank for infant mortality, annual growth rate?
- Poland ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.