New Zealand vs Poland: Survival ages across the population
New Zealand
28.34 years
in 2021
Poland
28.27 years
in 2023
New Zealand rank
30th
Poland rank
32nd
Survival ages across the population over time
- New Zealand
- Poland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 28.34 years against 28.27 years in Poland, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1958 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 30th and Poland ranks 32nd of 41 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.785 years | 0.16 years | 0.625 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.47 years | 0.31 years | 2.16 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 7.72 years | 0.559 years | 7.16 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 15.28 years | 3.49 years | 11.79 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 19.1 years | 15.4 years | 3.7 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 22.48 years | 23.14 years | 0.658 years | Poland |
| 2010s | 26.92 years | 27.17 years | 0.25 years | Poland |
| 2020s | 28.69 years | 27.8 years | 0.895 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival ages across the population, New Zealand or Poland?
- New Zealand, at 28.34 years against 28.27 years in Poland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in survival ages across the population between New Zealand and Poland?
- 0.07 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Poland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and Poland rank globally for survival ages across the population?
- New Zealand ranks 30th and Poland ranks 32nd of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Survival ages across the population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.