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World Bank and GUS: infant mortality

Range of Infant mortality: 1960–2024. Range of Infant mortality (GUS): 2002–2025.

Infant deaths per 1,000 births. Two official sources, one decline.

Infant mortality (GUS) and Infant mortality should travel together. A 0.2 split is two revisions.

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Infant mortality

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. In Poland the rate fell from 58 to 3.6, marking one of the steadiest long-term declines in the data.

Source
World Bank Open Data
Indicator code in source
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN
Unit of measure
per 1,000 live births
Year
1960–2024
Retrieved
2026-09-15

Poland

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0.015.030.045.060.0196019701980199020002010202020253.63.3
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Infant mortalityInfant mortality (GUS)

Infant mortality

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. In Poland the rate fell from 58 to 3.6, marking one of the steadiest long-term declines in the data.

About this series

Infant deaths (under one) per 1,000 live births. Long run from 1960; world from 1990.

Indicator definition

Infant mortality (deaths under age one per 1,000 live births). Tracks perinatal care more closely than Life expectancy at birth. Complement with Under-5 mortality.

How to read the data

Infant mortality in Poland fell from 58 to 3.6 per 1,000 live births; in Germany it stands at 3.1, in the US at 5.5, and the world average at 28. This marks one of the steadiest long-term declines in the database. Related indicators: Fertility and Health expenditure.

Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 45faca5612c4
Longseries, “Infant mortality”. World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN), 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 SHA-256: 45faca5612c43f9bc9b9dbc6a681ae0f8d4e479393a4305d7876b9b22a7bf62f. https://longseries.com/en/d/infant-mortality/

Latest values

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

Only the first rows are shown here. Use “Remaining locations” below for the full list.

15 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
World202427.7/1,00027.7/1,000
Highest value in the comparable yearIndia202423.3/1,00023.3/1,000
Brazil202412.3/1,00012.3/1,000
United States20245.5/1,0005.5/1,000
United Kingdom20244.1/1,0004.1/1,000
China20244.1/1,0004.1/1,000
Poland20243.6/1,0003.6/1,000
Netherlands20243.4/1,0003.4/1,000
Remaining locations (7)
    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:
    0.015.030.045.060.0196019701980199020002010202020243.6
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    Poland

    Period statistics

    Calculated from the values shown in this view for the selected period. Statistics follow the active display mode.

    Poland

    57.8→3.6

    Total change
    −54.2 per 1,000 live births
    Period
    1960–2024

    Poland: 57.8 (1960) → 3.6 (2024). Difference: −54.2 per 1,000 live births. Peak value of 57.8 in 1960; lowest value of 3.6 in 2024.

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    Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births), World Bank — Poland
    YearCountryValue
    2024Poland3.6/1,000
    2023Poland3.7/1,000
    2022Poland3.7/1,000
    2021Poland3.7/1,000
    2020Poland3.8/1,000
    2019Poland3.8/1,000
    2018Poland3.9/1,000
    2017Poland4/1,000
    2016Poland4.1/1,000
    2015Poland4.2/1,000
    2014Poland4.3/1,000
    2013Poland4.5/1,000
    2012Poland4.7/1,000
    2011Poland4.9/1,000
    2010Poland5.1/1,000
    2009Poland5.4/1,000
    2008Poland5.8/1,000
    2007Poland6/1,000
    2006Poland6.3/1,000
    2005Poland6.5/1,000

    Infant mortality (GUS)

    Infant deaths per 1,000 live births in Poland published by Statistics Poland (GUS).

    About this series

    Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. BDL 60569.

    Indicator definition

    A pair for Infant mortality. The infant definition (under 1) is shared; the update year may differ.

    How to read the data

    The rate declined from 7.5 to 3.3 per 1,000 live births, marking one of the clearest downward trends in the database. Minor discrepancies between the World Bank and GUS reflect slight methodological differences.

    Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 5b57c05bdd8a
    Longseries, “Infant mortality (GUS)”. GUS / Statistics Poland (BDL) (60569), 2002–2025, Poland. Retrieved 2026-09-15. GUS reuse of public statistics. Data SHA-256: 5b57c05bdd8a8b81ff811f31b36947c2a3f143e4f516aef509a814d7e46a8fa0. https://longseries.com/en/d/gus-infant-mortality/

    Latest values

    1 place — sorted by value, highest first
    Country
    Poland20253.3/1,0003.3/1,000
    Data coverage
    • Poland: 2002–2025; observations: 24; missing years: 0

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

    Poland

    24 rows for Poland

    Time range:
    3.04.05.06.07.08.02002200520102015202020253.3
    Year

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    Poland

    Period statistics

    Calculated from the values shown in this view for the selected period. Statistics follow the active display mode.

    Poland

    7.5→3.3

    Total change
    −4.2 per 1,000 live births
    Period
    2002–2025

    Poland: 7.5 (2002) → 3.3 (2025). Difference: −4.2 per 1,000 live births. Peak value of 7.5 in 2002; lowest value of 3.3 in 2025.

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    Format:
    Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, GUS — Poland
    YearCountryValue
    2025Poland3.3/1,000
    2024Poland3.6/1,000
    2023Poland3.9/1,000
    2022Poland3.8/1,000
    2021Poland3.9/1,000
    2020Poland3.6/1,000
    2019Poland3.8/1,000
    2018Poland3.8/1,000
    2017Poland4/1,000
    2016Poland4/1,000
    2015Poland4/1,000
    2014Poland4.2/1,000
    2013Poland4.6/1,000
    2012Poland4.6/1,000
    2011Poland4.7/1,000
    2010Poland5/1,000
    2009Poland5.6/1,000
    2008Poland5.6/1,000
    2007Poland6/1,000
    2006Poland6/1,000