Poland vs Ukraine
Poland vs Ukraine: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Poland and 0.8 per 100 live births in Ukraine, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.4 per 100 live births, or 1.88 times that in Poland.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 1973, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2024, Poland ranked 167 and Ukraine ranked 141 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
| Year | Poland | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1.9 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | 2 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 1.2 | 2 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 1.3 | 2 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 1.4 | 2 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 1.5 | 2 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 1.6 | 2 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1.8 | 2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1.9 | 2 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 2 | 2.1 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 2 | 2.2 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 2.9 | 3 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 3.6 | – | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 3.8 | – | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 3.9 | – | 15 |
| 1967 | 4.1 | – | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 4.3 | – | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 4.6 | – | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 4.9 | – | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 5.2 | – | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 5.6 | – | 17 |
| 1961 | 6 | – | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 6.5 | – | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 7.1 | – | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 7.7 | – | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 8.3 | – | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 8.9 | – | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 9.6 | – | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 10.2 | – | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 11 | – | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 11.8 | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 12.7 | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 13.7 | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 16.2 | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 17 | – | 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 |
| 1938 | 22.4 | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 21.7 | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 22.6 | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 20 | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 22.6 | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 20.2 | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | 23.2 | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | 22.8 | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | 23 | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | 24.1 | – | 32 |
| 1928 | 23.3 | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | 24.4 | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | 27.2 | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | 30.4 | – | 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 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Poland vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025