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Mortality in Poland, by the numbers

Poland sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 78.5 years of life, 61st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Poland, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
78.5 yrs
61st of 212
Maternal mortality
2.0 /100k
3rd lowest of 191
Recorded alcohol per adult
11.7 L
7th highest of 185

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Poland ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 78.5 yrs 61 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 6.5 /1,000 132 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 11.2 /1,000 23 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 19.8 yrs 60 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 88.4 /1,000 49 of 212 2023
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 7.4 yrs 27 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 67.8 men/100 women 36 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 3.6 /1,000 157 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 2.0 /100k 189 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 17.0 % 110 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 13.7 /100k 38 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 9.4 /100k 125 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 24.8 % 36 of 143 2014
Recorded alcohol per adult 11.7 L 7 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 20.1 % 33 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $2,014 40 of 191 2024
GDP per capita $25,104 61 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Poland's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd lowest maternal mortality in the world (2.0 /100k) and the 7th highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (11.7 L). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Poland; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.