What is child mortality vs. health spending in Poland?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Poland was 0.4221 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Poland?

The highest recorded value was 13.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Poland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Poland rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Poland ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Poland

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending 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: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4221 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

166th

of 199 countries

All-time high

13.71 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.4221 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Poland, 1950–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Poland is 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Poland peaked at 13.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Poland 166th 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	10.09 deaths per 100 live births	7.07 deaths per 100 live births	13.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	4.88 deaths per 100 live births	3.75 deaths per 100 live births	6.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.93 deaths per 100 live births	2.47 deaths per 100 live births	3.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	2.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	1 deaths per 100 live births	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.7735 deaths per 100 live births	0.632 deaths per 100 live births	0.9326 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.5061 deaths per 100 live births	0.4462 deaths per 100 live births	0.5968 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4323 deaths per 100 live births	0.4221 deaths per 100 live births	0.4396 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Poland

163 United Kingdom 0.468 deaths per 100 live births compare
164 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births compare
165 France 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births compare
167 Denmark 0.3955 deaths per 100 live births compare
168 Netherlands 0.3885 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 Switzerland 0.3866 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Poland

Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 219,847 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 23.61 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 67.3% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 11.87 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 62.4% (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 208,596 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 205,422 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 54.4% (2025)
Population, female 18.79 million (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 219,362 (2025)

All data for Poland →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Poland?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Poland was 0.4221 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Poland?: The highest recorded value was 13.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Poland rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Poland ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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