Healthy life years at birth in Poland
A newborn in Poland could expect 64.7 years in good health in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Poland, 2024
64.7
Change from 2023
+2.5%
European Union, 2024
65.2 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
63.9 years
Position in 2024
12th of 28
Healthy life years at birth in Poland over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.7 years | 65.2 years |
| 2023 | 63.1 yearsep (estimated, provisional) | 63.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 62.4 yearsb (break in time series) | 62.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2021 | 62.6 years | 63.6 years |
| 2020 | 62.3 years | 64.0 years |
| 2019 | 62.5 years | 64.6 years |
| 2018 | 62.4 years | 64.0 years |
| 2017 | 62.0 years | 63.9 years |
| 2016 | 62.9 years | 64.0 years |
| 2015 | 61.6 years | 62.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 61.3 years | 61.3 years |
| 2013 | 61.0 years | 61.0 years |
| 2012 | 61.0 years | 61.3 years |
| 2011 | 61.1 years | 61.4 years |
| 2010 | 60.4 years | 61.8 years |
| 2009 | 60.4 years | 61.0 years |
| 2008 | 60.8 years | 61.0 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 59.5 years | 61.7 years |
| 2006 | 60.6 yearsb (break in time series) | 61.6 yearse (estimated) |
| 2005 | 64.0 years | 60.9 yearse (estimated) |
| 2004 | – | 62.9 yearse (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.5% from 63.1 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 61.3 years, the figure has changed by +5.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 28 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 65.2 years.
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All statistics for Poland
Life expectancy at birth
78.5ep (Source flag ep) years
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People reporting good or very good health
64.2%
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Infant mortality rate
3.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
627 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
386 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
7.8%
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