Number of under-five deaths in Poland
Poland: Number of under-five deaths was 1,338 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Poland, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Poland is 1,338, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Poland peaked at 45,083 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1,338, in 2024.
Poland ranks 103rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,706 | 19,373 | 45,083 | 10 |
| 1970s | 17,781 | 16,831 | 19,055 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,944 | 10,408 | 16,603 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,921 | 3,892 | 9,760 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,888 | 2,583 | 3,556 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,000 | 1,730 | 2,477 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,465 | 1,338 | 1,643 | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Poland?
- Number of under-five deaths in Poland was 1,338 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 45,083 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,338 in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Poland ranks 103rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.