Infant mortality rate in Poland
Poland: Infant mortality rate was 3.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Poland is 3.61, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Poland peaked at 8.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 2024.
Poland ranks 148th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.08 | — |
| 2001 | 7.63 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.28 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 7 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 6.75 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.52 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.29 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.04 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 5.76 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.44 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.14 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 4.88 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.67 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.49 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.33 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.08 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.99 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.83 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.77 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.74 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.72 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.68 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 3.61 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.68 | 5.44 | 8.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 | 3.83 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7 | 3.61 | 3.77 | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0703 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Poland?
- Infant mortality rate in Poland was 3.61 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for infant mortality rate?
- Poland ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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