Germany vs Poland

Germany vs Poland: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Germany and 0.4 per 100 live births in Poland, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Poland, by 0 per 100 live births, or 1.14 times that in Germany.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Germany vs Poland: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Germany and 0.4 per 100 live births in Poland, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Poland, by 0 per 100 live births, or 1.14 times that in Germany.
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What the numbers say

  • Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1921.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearGermanyPolandWorld
20240.40.43.7
20230.40.43.8
20220.40.44
20210.40.44
20200.40.43.9
20190.40.54
20180.40.54
20170.40.54.1
20160.40.54.2
20150.40.54.3
20140.40.54.4
20130.40.54.5
20120.40.54.7
20110.40.65
20100.40.65.1
20090.40.65.3
20080.40.75.5
20070.50.75.7
20060.50.76
20050.50.86.2
20040.50.86.6
20030.50.86.8
20020.50.87.1
20010.50.97.4
20000.50.97.7
19990.617.9
19980.61.18.3
19970.61.28.4
19960.61.38.6
19950.71.48.8
19940.71.58.9
19930.71.69.1
19920.81.79.2
19910.81.79.3
19900.91.79.4
19890.91.89.5
198811.810
198711.99.9
19861.1210.3
19851.1210.6
19841.22.110.9
19831.32.211.1
19821.32.311.2
19811.42.311.6
19801.52.411.9
19791.62.511.9
19781.72.612.3
19771.82.612.6
197622.712.8
19752.12.813.1
19742.22.913.3
19732.33.113.5
19722.43.213.7
19712.53.413.9
19702.63.614.2
19692.63.814.6
19682.73.915
19672.94.115.3
1966–4.315.1
1965–4.615.1
1964–4.915.7
1963–5.216.2
1962–5.617
1961–618.8
19604.36.520.2
1959–7.119.9
1958–7.719.7
1957–8.320.5
1956–8.921.3
1955–9.622.3
1954–10.222.8
1953–1123.3
1952–11.823.9
1951–12.724.3
1950–13.724.7
1949–16.224.9
1948–1724.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
19408.7–27.9
193910–28
19388.122.428.7
19378.721.728.8
1936922.629.1
193514.72029.5
1934922.630.7
193310.920.230.5
193211.223.230.7
193111.922.831.4
193012.22331.6
192914.424.132
192812.923.331.9
192714.424.431.9
192615.3–32.7
192515.9–32.4
192416.4–33.1
192320.7–33.1
192220.527.233.2
192121.330.434.2
192020.7–34.4
191923.3–35.7
191825.7–37.6
191724.1–35.3
191622.4–35.1
191523.9–35.3
191426.7–35.4
191324.4–35.1
191223.7–35.5
191131.2–36
191026.4–36.4
190927.6–36.6
190828.9–37.2
190728.6–37.4
190630.1–38.1
190533.3–38.8
190431.9–38.9
190333.2–39.5
190229.8–40.1
190133.7–40.8
190037.2–40.9
189935.1–40.8
189834.2–41.2
189736.1–41
189633.8–41.1
189537.4–41.3
189435.6–41.2
189336.4–41.2
189237.4–41.7
189135.6–41.3
189036.7–41.5
188936.7–41.2
188835.4–41
188735.3–41.1
188638.2–41.1
188536.7–41.2
188438.2–41.1
188337.7–41.4
188237.1–41.5
188136.4–41.1
188039–41.6
187935.4–41.1
187836.7–41.6
187736.6–41.2
187637.1–41.4
187539.3–41.5
187448.2–41.7
187349.9–41.8
187248.9–42.1
187153.6–42.2
187048.4–41.9
186947.6–42.1
186849.9–42.4
186750.7–42
186648.9–42.1
186553.9–42.3
186448.2–42.2
186348.4–42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
186042.2–42.9
185952.6–43.7
185846.9–43.8
185749.9–44.2
185641.1–44.2
185546.3–44
185447.3–43.7
185346.3–43.2
185248.4–42.9
185146.6–42.4
185048.2–42
184946.3–42.3
184850.7–42.3
184746.5–42.2
184651.6–42.4
184546.9–42
184446.6–42.1
184346.6–42.1
184251.6–42.2
184148.7–42.1
184048.6–42.1
183946.3–42.1
183848.2–42.2
183749–42.2
183647.4–42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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