What is youth mortality rate in Poland?

Youth mortality rate in Poland was 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Poland?

The highest recorded value was 8.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Poland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Poland rank for youth mortality rate?

Poland ranks 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Poland

Name: Youth mortality rate in Poland
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Poland: Youth mortality rate was 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5299 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

165th

of 199 countries

All-time high

8.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 1958

All-time low

0.5299 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1958–2024

Youth mortality rate in Poland, 1958–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Poland peaked at 8.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Poland 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	7.97 deaths per 100 live births	7.63 deaths per 100 live births	8.31 deaths per 100 live births	2
1960s	5.31 deaths per 100 live births	4.14 deaths per 100 live births	7 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	3.31 deaths per 100 live births	2.83 deaths per 100 live births	4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.39 deaths per 100 live births	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	2.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.9424 deaths per 100 live births	0.778 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.6222 deaths per 100 live births	0.5472 deaths per 100 live births	0.7363 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.5365 deaths per 100 live births	0.5299 deaths per 100 live births	0.5405 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Poland

162 Cyprus 0.5914 deaths per 100 live births compare
163 New Zealand 0.5728 deaths per 100 live births compare
164 United Kingdom 0.5464 deaths per 100 live births compare
166 France 0.512 deaths per 100 live births compare
167 Netherlands 0.4732 deaths per 100 live births compare
168 Hungary 0.4622 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Poland

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,693 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Poland?: Youth mortality rate in Poland was 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 8.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5299 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Poland rank for youth mortality rate?: Poland ranks 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.