Poland vs United States
Poland vs United States: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Poland and 0.7 per 100 live births in United States, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United States, by 0.2 per 100 live births, or 1.55 times that in Poland.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher since 2004.
- In 2024, Poland ranked 167 and United States ranked 146 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 | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 1.4 | 1 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 1.5 | 1 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 1.6 | 1 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 2 | 1.2 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 2 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 2.9 | 2 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 15 |
| 1967 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 17 |
| 1961 | 6 | 3 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 6.5 | 3 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 11 | 3.5 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 11.8 | 3.6 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 16.2 | 3.9 | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 17 | 4 | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | 4.3 | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | 4.7 | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | 4.8 | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | 5 | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | 5.4 | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | 5.5 | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | 6 | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | 6.2 | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1938 | 22.4 | 7 | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 21.7 | 7.4 | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 22.6 | 7.6 | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 20 | 7.5 | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 22.6 | 8 | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 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 United States
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025