Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Poland
Poland: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 765 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Poland, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Poland is 765 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Poland peaked at 10,323 deaths in 1976 and was at its lowest, 765 deaths, in 2024.
Poland ranks 100th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,007 deaths | 9,765 deaths | 10,323 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,564 deaths | 6,500 deaths | 9,790 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,359 deaths | 2,365 deaths | 6,105 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,767 deaths | 1,581 deaths | 2,180 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,192 deaths | 1,048 deaths | 1,518 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 854.6 deaths | 765 deaths | 981 deaths | 5 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 189,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 182,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 183,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 175,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 177,903 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 170,179 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Poland?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Poland was 765 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,323 deaths in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 765 deaths in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Poland ranks 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .