Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Poland
Poland: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -7.4 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Poland, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Poland recorded -7.4 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Poland peaked at -5.7 Years in 1960 and was at its lowest, -9.2 Years, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.06 Years | -6.6 Years | -5.7 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -7.36 Years | -8.2 Years | -6.7 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -8.2 Years | -8.7 Years | -7.4 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -8.75 Years | -9.2 Years | -8.5 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -8.56 Years | -8.8 Years | -8.3 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.06 Years | -8.6 Years | -7.7 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.76 Years | -8.2 Years | -7.4 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 3 Norway -3.2 Years compare
- 4 Ireland -3.3 Years compare
- 4 New Zealand -3.3 Years compare
- 6 Iceland -3.4 Years compare
- 7 Switzerland -3.5 Years compare
- 8 Denmark -3.7 Years compare
- 9 United Kingdom -3.9 Years compare
More health data for Poland
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 7.4 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 78.5 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 5.4 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 3.7 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
- Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage 34,349 Persons (2025)
- Causes of mortality 408,504 Deaths (2024)
- Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 163 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 6.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- Hospital beds by sector 6.27 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- Hospitals 34.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Poland?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Poland was -7.4 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was -5.7 Years in 1960.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.2 Years in 1991.
- How does Poland rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Poland ranks 6th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.