Poland vs Russia

Poland vs Russia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Poland and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.24 times that in Poland.

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

Poland vs Russia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Poland and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.24 times that in Poland.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 1976, when it overtook Poland.
  • In 2024, Poland ranked 167 and Russia ranked 160 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • 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

YearPolandRussiaWorld
20240.40.53.7
20230.40.53.8
20220.40.54
20210.40.64
20200.40.63.9
20190.50.64
20180.50.64
20170.50.74.1
20160.50.84.2
20150.50.84.3
20140.50.94.4
20130.514.5
20120.514.7
20110.615
20100.615.1
20090.61.15.3
20080.71.15.5
20070.71.25.7
20060.71.36
20050.81.46.2
20040.81.56.6
20030.81.66.8
20020.81.77.1
20010.91.87.4
20000.91.97.7
1999127.9
19981.12.18.3
19971.22.18.4
19961.32.28.6
19951.42.28.8
19941.52.28.9
19931.62.29.1
19921.72.29.2
19911.72.29.3
19901.72.29.4
19891.82.29.5
19881.82.310
19871.92.39.9
198622.410.3
198522.510.6
19842.12.610.9
19832.22.611.1
19822.32.711.2
19812.32.711.6
19802.42.711.9
19792.52.811.9
19782.62.812.3
19772.62.812.6
19762.72.812.8
19752.82.813.1
19742.92.813.3
19733.12.813.5
19723.22.813.7
19713.42.813.9
19703.62.914.2
19693.82.914.6
19683.9315
19674.13.115.3
19664.33.215.1
19654.63.415.1
19644.93.615.7
19635.23.816.2
19625.6417
196164.318.8
19606.54.620.2
19597.14.919.9
19587.75.219.7
19578.3–20.5
19568.9–21.3
19559.6–22.3
195410.2–22.8
195311–23.3
195211.8–23.9
195112.7–24.3
195013.7–24.7
194916.2–24.9
194817–24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
193822.4–28.7
193721.7–28.8
193622.6–29.1
193520–29.5
193422.6–30.7
193320.2–30.5
193223.2–30.7
193122.8–31.4
193023–31.6
192924.1–32
192823.3–31.9
192724.4–31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
192227.2–33.2
192130.4–34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911–38.536
1910–4436.4
1909–40.336.6
1908–39.637.2
1907–36.637.4
1906–40.338.1
1905–44.238.8
1904–37.738.9
1903–40.639.5
1902–41.940.1
1901–44.240.8
1900–40.940.9
1899–3940.8
1898–45.341.2
1897–42.241
1896–44.541.1
1895–45.341.3
1894–4341.2
1893–40.941.2
1892–49.941.7
1891–44.241.3
1890–47.441.5
1889–44.741.2
1888–40.641
1887–41.641.1
1886–40.341.1
1885–43.941.2
1884–41.341.1
1883–46.141.4
1882–48.941.5
1881–40.941.1
1880–46.541.6
1879–40.941.1
1878–48.741.6
1877–42.241.2
1876–45.241.4
1875–43.241.5
1874–42.641.7
1873–42.641.8
1872–47.942.1
1871–44.542.2
1870–40.341.9
1869–44.742.1
1868–48.642.4
1867–39.542
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––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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