What is number of children who die before age 5 in Poland?

Number of children who die before age 5 in Poland was 1,196 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Poland?

The highest recorded value was 100,315 deaths in 1950.

What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Poland?

The lowest recorded value was 1,196 deaths in 2023.

How does Poland rank for number of children who die before age 5?

Poland ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Poland data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of children who die before age 5 in Poland

Name: Number of children who die before age 5 in Poland
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Poland: Number of children who die before age 5 was 1,196 deaths in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1,196 deaths

Change on year

down 5.6%

World rank

105th

of 236 countries

All-time high

100,315 deaths

in 1950

All-time low

1,196 deaths

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Number of children who die before age 5 in Poland, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Poland stood at 1,196 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Poland peaked at 100,315 deaths in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,196 deaths, in 2023.

That places Poland 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of children who die before age 5 in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Number of children who die before age 5 in Poland, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths	Change
1950	100,315 deaths	—
1951	97,381 deaths	-2.9%
1952	91,147 deaths	-6.4%
1953	80,107 deaths	-12.1%
1954	76,037 deaths	-5.1%
1955	70,794 deaths	-6.9%
1956	68,087 deaths	-3.8%
1957	64,177 deaths	-5.7%
1958	62,896 deaths	-2.0%
1959	54,207 deaths	-13.8%
1960	45,717 deaths	-15.7%
1961	38,735 deaths	-15.3%
1962	35,332 deaths	-8.8%
1963	32,628 deaths	-7.7%
1964	28,778 deaths	-11.8%
1965	25,787 deaths	-10.4%
1966	23,269 deaths	-9.8%
1967	21,287 deaths	-8.5%
1968	20,355 deaths	-4.4%
1969	20,682 deaths	+1.6%
1970	21,449 deaths	+3.7%
1971	21,453 deaths	+0.0%
1972	20,643 deaths	-3.8%
1973	19,936 deaths	-3.4%
1974	20,021 deaths	+0.4%
1975	20,277 deaths	+1.3%
1976	21,141 deaths	+4.3%
1977	20,712 deaths	-2.0%
1978	20,244 deaths	-2.3%
1979	20,056 deaths	-0.9%
1980	19,586 deaths	-2.3%
1981	19,094 deaths	-2.5%
1982	18,935 deaths	-0.8%
1983	18,830 deaths	-0.6%
1984	17,626 deaths	-6.4%
1985	16,386 deaths	-7.0%
1986	15,074 deaths	-8.0%
1987	14,112 deaths	-6.4%
1988	13,531 deaths	-4.1%
1989	12,497 deaths	-7.6%
1990	11,775 deaths	-5.8%
1991	11,103 deaths	-5.7%
1992	9,920 deaths	-10.7%
1993	8,949 deaths	-9.8%
1994	7,926 deaths	-11.4%
1995	6,761 deaths	-14.7%
1996	5,766 deaths	-14.7%
1997	5,026 deaths	-12.8%
1998	4,325 deaths	-13.9%
1999	3,889 deaths	-10.1%
2000	3,597 deaths	-7.5%
2001	3,301 deaths	-8.2%
2002	3,023 deaths	-8.4%
2003	2,865 deaths	-5.2%
2004	2,748 deaths	-4.1%
2005	2,677 deaths	-2.6%
2006	2,628 deaths	-1.8%
2007	2,611 deaths	-0.6%
2008	2,635 deaths	+0.9%
2009	2,525 deaths	-4.2%
2010	2,390 deaths	-5.3%
2011	2,199 deaths	-8.0%
2012	2,123 deaths	-3.5%
2013	2,018 deaths	-4.9%
2014	1,937 deaths	-4.0%
2015	1,851 deaths	-4.4%
2016	1,853 deaths	+0.1%
2017	1,911 deaths	+3.1%
2018	1,741 deaths	-8.9%
2019	1,673 deaths	-3.9%
2020	1,484 deaths	-11.3%
2021	1,567 deaths	+5.6%
2022	1,267 deaths	-19.1%
2023	1,196 deaths	-5.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	76,515 deaths	54,207 deaths	100,315 deaths	10
1960s	29,257 deaths	20,355 deaths	45,717 deaths	10
1970s	20,593 deaths	19,936 deaths	21,453 deaths	10
1980s	16,567 deaths	12,497 deaths	19,586 deaths	10
1990s	7,544 deaths	3,889 deaths	11,775 deaths	10
2000s	2,861 deaths	2,525 deaths	3,597 deaths	10
2010s	1,970 deaths	1,673 deaths	2,390 deaths	10
2020s	1,378 deaths	1,196 deaths	1,567 deaths	4

Countries ranked near Poland

102 Eswatini 1,471 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who die before age 5 in Poland?: Number of children who die before age 5 in Poland was 1,196 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 100,315 deaths in 1950.
What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 1,196 deaths in 2023.
How does Poland rank for number of children who die before age 5?: Poland ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Poland data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.