Poland vs United States: Life expectancy at birth, total

Poland
78.41 years
in 2024
United States
78.89 years
in 2024
Poland rank
61st
United States rank
60th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Poland
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 78.89 years against 78.41 years in Poland, a difference of 0.4804 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Globally, Poland ranks 61st and United States ranks 60th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.