Poland vs Slovakia

Poland vs Slovakia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Poland and 0.6 per 100 live births in Slovakia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Slovakia, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.5 times that in Poland.

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

Poland vs Slovakia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Poland and 0.6 per 100 live births in Slovakia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Slovakia, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.5 times that in Poland.
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What the numbers say

  • Slovakia has been higher since 2000.
  • In 2024, Poland ranked 167 and Slovakia ranked 148 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

YearPolandSlovakiaWorld
20240.40.63.7
20230.40.63.8
20220.40.64
20210.40.64
20200.40.63.9
20190.50.64
20180.50.64
20170.50.64.1
20160.50.64.2
20150.50.64.3
20140.50.64.4
20130.50.64.5
20120.50.74.7
20110.60.75
20100.60.75.1
20090.60.75.3
20080.70.75.5
20070.70.85.7
20060.70.86
20050.80.86.2
20040.80.96.6
20030.80.96.8
20020.80.97.1
20010.90.97.4
20000.917.7
1999117.9
19981.11.18.3
19971.21.18.4
19961.31.28.6
19951.41.28.8
19941.51.38.9
19931.61.39.1
19921.71.49.2
19911.71.49.3
19901.71.59.4
19891.81.59.5
19881.81.610
19871.91.79.9
198621.710.3
198521.810.6
19842.11.910.9
19832.2211.1
19822.32.111.2
19812.32.211.6
19802.42.311.9
19792.52.411.9
19782.62.512.3
19772.62.612.6
19762.72.612.8
19752.82.713.1
19742.92.813.3
19733.12.813.5
19723.22.913.7
19713.42.913.9
19703.6314.2
19693.8314.6
19683.9315
19674.1315.3
19664.33.115.1
19654.63.115.1
19644.93.115.7
19635.23.216.2
19625.63.317
196163.518.8
19606.53.720.2
19597.13.919.9
19587.74.219.7
19578.34.720.5
19568.95.221.3
19559.65.822.3
195410.26.622.8
1953117.623.3
195211.88.923.9
195112.710.424.3
195013.712.224.7
194916.214.324.9
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––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
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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