Child mortality rates have declined in all Central European countries over the past 20 years, especially in Poland, where the rate fell from 17 per 10,000 live births to seven. In the Czech Republic and Slovenia, life expectancy has increased from 71 to 77, similar to other Central European countries.
经济增长并不仅仅关系到生活的品质，也与生命的数量有关。所有中欧国家的儿童死亡率在过去20年都有所下降，尤其是波兰——从万分之17降到了万份7。在捷克和斯洛文尼亚，人们的期望寿命从71岁增加到了77岁，其他中欧国家也实现了类似的成就。