Indicator comparison
Range of Maternal mortality: 1985–2023. Range of Infant mortality: 1960–2024.
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births beside infant deaths per 1,000. Different units — read the axes.
Poland’s long fall in Maternal mortality ran ahead of Infant mortality. Both are perinatal health; neither is Life expectancy at birth.
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. In Poland the rate fell from around 300 to 2, declining faster than infant mortality 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.
These series use different units. To compare them fairly on a single chart, consider using year-on-year change (YoY) or index (base year = 100).
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. In Poland the rate fell from around 300 to 2, declining faster than infant mortality Infant mortality.
Deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days, per 100,000 live births. Modeled long-term series from 2000; earlier years are sparser for some countries.
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births). Reflects access to and quality of obstetric care. See also: Infant mortality and Under-5 mortality.
Poland from hundreds per 100k births to single digits; Germany and the US are low but not identical. Pair with Infant mortality, Fertility and Health expenditure.
Longseries, “Maternal mortality”. World Bank Open Data (SH.STA.MMRT), 1985–2023, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-20. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: 2751b5730e1bffd0c7a62c4266f29533a452c1f8b97635cd953ba2604c56ed74. https://longseries.com/en/d/maternal-mortality/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2023: highest — India; lowest — Poland
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| World | 2023 | 197/100,000197/100,000↓−6/100,000 (−3.0%) |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxIndia | 2023 | 80/100,00080/100,000↓−10/100,000 (−11.1%) |
| Brazil | 2023 | 67/100,00067/100,000↓−37/100,000 (−35.6%) |
| United States | 2023 | 17/100,00017/100,000↓−3/100,000 (−15.0%) |
| China | 2023 | 16/100,00016/100,000↓−2/100,000 (−11.1%) |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | 8/100,0008/100,000↓−7/100,000 (−46.7%) |
| France | 2023 | 7/100,0007/100,000↓−2/100,000 (−22.2%) |
| Italy | 2023 | 6/100,0006/100,000↓−4/100,000 (−40.0%) |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
39 rows for Poland
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Poland
19→2
Poland: 19 (1985) → 2 (2023). Difference: −17 per 100,000 population. Peak value of 19 in 1985; lowest value of 2 in 2011.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2022 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2021 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2020 | Poland | 3/100,000 |
| 2019 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2018 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2017 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2016 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2015 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2014 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2013 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2012 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2011 | Poland | 2/100,000 |
| 2010 | Poland | 3/100,000 |
| 2009 | Poland | 3/100,000 |
| 2008 | Poland | 3/100,000 |
| 2007 | Poland | 3/100,000 |
| 2006 | Poland | 4/100,000 |
| 2005 | Poland | 4/100,000 |
| 2004 | Poland | 4/100,000 |
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.
Infant deaths (under one) per 1,000 live births. Long run from 1960; world from 1990.
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.
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.
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/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — India; lowest — Japan
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| World | 2024 | 27.7/1,00027.7/1,000↓−0.7/1,000 (−2.5%) |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxIndia | 2024 | 23.3/1,00023.3/1,000↓−1.2/1,000 (−4.9%) |
| Brazil | 2024 | 12.3/1,00012.3/1,000↓−0.1/1,000 (−0.8%) |
| United States | 2024 | 5.5/1,0005.5/1,000→0/1,000 (0.0%) |
| United Kingdom | 2024 | 4.1/1,0004.1/1,000→0/1,000 (0.0%) |
| China | 2024 | 4.1/1,0004.1/1,000↓−0.3/1,000 (−6.8%) |
| Poland | 2024 | 3.6/1,0003.6/1,000↓−0.1/1,000 (−2.7%) |
| Netherlands | 2024 | 3.4/1,0003.4/1,000→0/1,000 (0.0%) |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
65 rows for Poland
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Poland
57.8→3.6
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.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 3.6/1,000 |
| 2023 | Poland | 3.7/1,000 |
| 2022 | Poland | 3.7/1,000 |
| 2021 | Poland | 3.7/1,000 |
| 2020 | Poland | 3.8/1,000 |
| 2019 | Poland | 3.8/1,000 |
| 2018 | Poland | 3.9/1,000 |
| 2017 | Poland | 4/1,000 |
| 2016 | Poland | 4.1/1,000 |
| 2015 | Poland | 4.2/1,000 |
| 2014 | Poland | 4.3/1,000 |
| 2013 | Poland | 4.5/1,000 |
| 2012 | Poland | 4.7/1,000 |
| 2011 | Poland | 4.9/1,000 |
| 2010 | Poland | 5.1/1,000 |
| 2009 | Poland | 5.4/1,000 |
| 2008 | Poland | 5.8/1,000 |
| 2007 | Poland | 6/1,000 |
| 2006 | Poland | 6.3/1,000 |
| 2005 | Poland | 6.5/1,000 |