Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Poland: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 78.4 yrs (2024), 62nd of 217 in the world and 33rd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 82.2 yrs (2024), 54th of 217 in the world and 31st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 74.8 yrs (2024), 77th of 217 in the world and 37th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Poland in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 78.4 yrs2024 | 62/217 | 33/58 | 73.7 yrs | 76.2 yrs | 76.4 yrs | +1.0%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 82.2 yrs2024 | 54/217 | 31/58 | 78.0 yrs | 80.6 yrs | 80.6 yrs | +0.6%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 74.8 yrs2024 | 77/217 | 37/58 | 69.7 yrs | 72.1 yrs | 72.4 yrs | +1.5%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.62024 | 161/196 | 23/52 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | −16%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.22024 | 163/196 | 24/52 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 4.4 | −16%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.52024 | 164/196 | 27/52 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 | −17%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 22023 | 192/194 | 49/51 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ±0.0%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 92%2024 | 85/193 | 30/51 | 97% | 98% | 92% | −5.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 112024 | 147/208 | 24/52 | 46 | 25 | 10 | −50%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 8.1%2024 | 61/193 | 24/52 | 5.3% | 6.4% | 6.4% | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 16.2%2024 | 140/193 | 35/52 | 31.1% | 23.7% | 19.5% | −6.5 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.032023 | 30/180 | 21/50 | 2.22 | 2.18 | 3.30 | +81%since 2013 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 6.02022 | 17/182 | 12/51 | 5.11999 | 6.6 | 6.2 | −8.5%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 90.1%2024 | 148/206 | 55/56 | · | 97.7% | 92.2% | −5.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.0%2024 | 57/203 | 27/54 | 87.6% | 94.3% | 99.0% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 21.7%2024 | 69/166 | 34/48 | 40.1% | 30.8% | 24.0% | −9.1 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 9.42019 | 128/186 | 13/49 | 18.6 | 12.0 | 9.42019 | −29%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.0%78.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.6%82.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.5%74.8 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−16%3.6 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−5.0 pp92% in 2024
- Hospital beds−8.5%6.0 in 2022
- Basic water−5.4 pp90.1% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Poland and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Poland. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Poland | Russia | Germany | Ukraine | Czechia | Belarus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 yrs2024 | 73.4 yrs2024 | 80.8 yrs2024 | 74.7 yrs2024 | 80.0 yrs2024 | 74.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 82.2 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 83.2 yrs2024 | 79.4 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 | 79.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 74.8 yrs2024 | 68.3 yrs2024 | 78.5 yrs2024 | 69.8 yrs2024 | 77.1 yrs2024 | 69.7 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 3.62024 | 4.12024 | 3.12024 | 7.62024 | 2.12024 | 1.82024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 4.22024 | 5.22024 | 3.72024 | 7.92024 | 2.62024 | 2.32024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 2.52024 | 2.02024 | 2.32024 | 4.52024 | 1.42024 | 0.72024 |
| Maternal mortality | 22023 | 92023 | 42023 | 152023 | 32023 | 12023 |
| Measles vaccination | 92%2024 | 97%2024 | 96%2024 | 91%2024 | 89%2024 | 98%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 112024 | 342024 | 52024 | 862024 | 52024 | 172024 |