Life expectancy by age and sex in Poland
Poland: Life expectancy by age and sex was 78.5 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by age and sex in Poland, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
Poland recorded 78.5 Year for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Poland peaked at 78.5 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.4 Year, in 1991.
That places Poland 34th out of 56 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Poland, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.7 Year | — |
| 1991 | 70.4 Year | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 71 Year | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 71.5 Year | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 71.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 72 Year | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.7 Year | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 73.1 Year | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.1 Year | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 73.8 Year | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 74.2 Year | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.5 Year | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 74.7 Year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.9 Year | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75 Year | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.6 Year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.9 Year | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.4 Year | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.8 Year | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.9 Year | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.1 Year | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.5 Year | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.4 Year | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.8 Year | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.7 Year | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.6 Year | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.9 Year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.4 Year | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 75.4 Year | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 77.1 Year | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.2 Year | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 78.5 Year | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.86 Year | 70.4 Year | 73.1 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.93 Year | 73.8 Year | 75.9 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.31 Year | 76.4 Year | 77.9 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.12 Year | 75.4 Year | 78.5 Year | 5 |
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More health data for Poland
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 1.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 229,406 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.6 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 78.5 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 898 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 7.4 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 5.4 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy 78.5 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -7.4 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 90,284 Number (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Poland?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Poland was 78.5 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4 Year in 1991.
- How does Poland rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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