Period versus cohort life expectancy in Poland
Poland: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 78.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Poland, 1958–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 78.39 for period versus cohort life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Poland peaked at 78.39 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.56, in 1959.
Poland ranks 29th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.74 | 65.56 | 65.92 | 2 |
| 1960s | 68.96 | 67.63 | 70.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.31 | 69.37 | 71.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.67 | 69.95 | 71.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.78 | 70.38 | 72.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.93 | 73.73 | 75.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.22 | 76.29 | 77.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.92 | 75.54 | 78.39 | 4 |
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More health data for Poland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,693 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- 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 period versus cohort life expectancy in Poland?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Poland was 78.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.39 in 2023.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.56 in 1959.
- How does Poland rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Poland ranks 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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