Children died before five per woman in Poland

Poland: Children died before five per woman was 0.0055 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0055
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
176th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.34
in 1921
All-time low
0.0055
in 2024
Years of data
91
1921–2024

Children died before five per woman in Poland, 1921–2024

00.511.5192119722024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, children died before five per woman in Poland stood at 0.0055. That is the lowest value across all 91 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Poland peaked at 1.34 in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.0055, in 2024.

That places Poland 176th out of 200 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.

Children died before five per woman in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Poland, 1921 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1921 1.34 —
1922 1.28 -4.0%
1927 1.03 -19.6%
1928 1 -3.1%
1929 1.03 +2.4%
1930 0.9942 -3.0%
1931 0.9225 -7.2%
1932 0.8958 -2.9%
1933 0.7157 -20.1%
1934 0.8043 +12.4%
1935 0.6971 -13.3%
1936 0.793 +13.8%
1937 0.7212 -9.0%
1938 0.7282 +1.0%
1948 0.6567 -9.8%
1949 0.6294 -4.1%
1950 0.5079 -19.3%
1951 0.4763 -6.2%
1952 0.4324 -9.2%
1953 0.3951 -8.6%
1954 0.3639 -7.9%
1955 0.3416 -6.1%
1956 0.3119 -8.7%
1957 0.2913 -6.6%
1958 0.2596 -10.9%
1959 0.2296 -11.5%
1960 0.1966 -14.4%
1961 0.1719 -12.6%
1962 0.1545 -10.1%
1963 0.1427 -7.7%
1964 0.128 -10.3%
1965 0.1154 -9.8%
1966 0.1038 -10.1%
1967 0.0948 -8.6%
1968 0.0894 -5.7%
1969 0.0851 -4.8%
1970 0.0815 -4.2%
1971 0.0774 -5.0%
1972 0.0727 -6.1%
1973 0.069 -5.0%
1974 0.0659 -4.5%
1975 0.0637 -3.4%
1976 0.0623 -2.2%
1977 0.0587 -5.8%
1978 0.0563 -4.0%
1979 0.0556 -1.2%
1980 0.0539 -3.1%
1981 0.0515 -4.5%
1982 0.0521 +1.3%
1983 0.0523 +0.3%
1984 0.0498 -4.7%
1985 0.0472 -5.2%
1986 0.0435 -7.9%
1987 0.0409 -6.0%
1988 0.0391 -4.4%
1989 0.0371 -5.2%
1990 0.0357 -3.8%
1991 0.035 -1.8%
1992 0.0322 -8.1%
1993 0.0295 -8.2%
1994 0.0275 -6.8%
1995 0.0235 -14.8%
1996 0.021 -10.5%
1997 0.0181 -13.7%
1998 0.0157 -13.4%
1999 0.0137 -12.5%
2000 0.0127 -7.3%
2001 0.0116 -8.9%
2002 0.0105 -9.1%
2003 0.0099 -5.8%
2004 0.0096 -3.3%
2005 0.0094 -2.2%
2006 0.0093 -1.1%
2007 0.0092 -1.0%
2008 0.0093 +0.8%
2009 0.0088 -4.6%
2010 0.0084 -5.0%
2011 0.0076 -9.8%
2012 0.0072 -4.7%
2013 0.0067 -6.6%
2014 0.0067 -0.9%
2015 0.0065 -3.2%
2016 0.0066 +1.9%
2017 0.0068 +3.8%
2018 0.0067 -2.0%
2019 0.0065 -3.7%
2020 0.0064 -1.1%
2021 0.0064 -0.4%
2022 0.0056 -12.0%
2023 0.0056 -0.2%
2024 0.0055 -1.0%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.0055 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 67% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.0055 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 82% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 1.14 1 1.34 5
1930s 0.808 0.6971 0.9942 9
1940s 0.643 0.6294 0.6567 2
1950s 0.361 0.2296 0.5079 10
1960s 0.1282 0.0851 0.1966 10
1970s 0.0663 0.0556 0.0815 10
1980s 0.0467 0.0371 0.0539 10
1990s 0.0252 0.0137 0.0357 10
2000s 0.01 0.0088 0.0127 10
2010s 0.007 0.0065 0.0084 10
2020s 0.0059 0.0055 0.0064 5

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 173 Switzerland 0.0061 compare
  2. 174 Lithuania 0.0058 compare
  3. 175 Germany 0.0056 compare
  4. 177 Hungary 0.0054 compare
  5. 178 Iceland 0.0053 compare
  6. 179 Austria 0.0052 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Poland?
Children died before five per woman in Poland was 0.0055 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 1921.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 in 2024.
How does Poland rank for children died before five per woman?
Poland ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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