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Under-5 mortality

Deaths under age five per 1,000 live births. The global average fell from 94 to 37, while wealthier nations reached much lower levels earlier.

4.2/1,000Poland · 2024

World Bank Open DataPublished by source: 2026-07-13
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Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID d68747ee5db4Warehouse version at build: v45
Data coverage
  • Poland: 1960–2024; observations: 65; missing years: 0

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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65 rows for Poland

Time range:
0.015.030.045.060.075.0196019701980199020002010202020244.2
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Poland

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Poland

64.9→4.2

Total change
−60.7 per 1,000 live births
Period
1960–2024

Poland: 64.9 (1960) → 4.2 (2024). Difference: −60.7 per 1,000 live births. Peak value of 64.9 in 1960; lowest value of 4.2 in 2024.

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Under-5 mortality — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland4.2/1,000
2023Poland4.3/1,000
2022Poland4.3/1,000
2021Poland4.4/1,000
2020Poland4.4/1,000
2019Poland4.5/1,000
2018Poland4.5/1,000
2017Poland4.6/1,000
2016Poland4.8/1,000
2015Poland4.9/1,000
2014Poland5/1,000
2013Poland5.2/1,000
2012Poland5.4/1,000
2011Poland5.7/1,000
2010Poland6/1,000
2009Poland6.3/1,000
2008Poland6.7/1,000
2007Poland7/1,000
2006Poland7.3/1,000
2005Poland7.6/1,000
Source
World Bank Open Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Published by source
2026-07-13
Retrieved
2026-09-15
Indicator code in source
SH.DYN.MORT
Unit of measure
per 1,000 live births
Data version
v45

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Longseries, “Under-5 mortality”. World Bank Open Data (SH.DYN.MORT), 1960–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data version v45. Data SHA-256: d68747ee5db47ee4350e9eeeb7db4114c6ff8040b6c7cc5291bf8b283b9a10a9. https://longseries.com/en/d/under5-mortality/

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Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — India; lowest — Sweden, Japan

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15 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
World202437.4/1,00037.4/1,000
Highest value in the comparable yearIndia202426.6/1,00026.6/1,000
Brazil202414.2/1,00014.2/1,000
United States20246.5/1,0006.5/1,000
China20245.7/1,0005.7/1,000
United Kingdom20244.7/1,0004.7/1,000
France20244.3/1,0004.3/1,000
Poland20244.2/1,0004.2/1,000
Remaining locations (7)

    About this series

    Deaths under age five per 1,000 live births for the same countries as in Infant mortality.

    Indicator definition

    Under-five mortality (deaths per 1,000 live births). Encompasses infancy through age four.

    How to read the data

    In Poland under-five mortality fell from 65 to 4.2 per 1,000 live births, while the world average dropped from 94 to 37. The gap between developed economies and the global average remains wide. Related series: Life expectancy at birth and Health expenditure.

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