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Compare Gambia and Poland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Poland POLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    		  
    64.9
    70.6
    67.7
    33
    31
    34
    1970
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    		  
    66.6
    73.3
    69.9
    29
    29
    31
    1980
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    		  
    66.0
    74.4
    70.1
    52
    33
    46
    1990
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    		  
    66.5
    75.5
    70.9
    70
    41
    55
    2000
    55.9
    58.4
    57.2
    142
    146
    143
    		  
    69.7
    78.0
    73.7
    60
    41
    47
    2010
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    		  
    72.1
    80.4
    76.3
    58
    33
    41
    2015
    59.7
    62.8
    61.2
    157
    158
    159
    		  
    73.6
    81.3
    77.5
    52
    35
    41
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Poland POLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.7
    62.8
    157
    158
    		  
    73.6
    81.3
    52
    35
    Age 5
    64.5
    67.2
    159
    161
    		  
    74.1
    81.7
    60
    38
    Age 10
    65.7
    68.4
    156
    158
    		  
    74.1
    81.7
    61
    38
    Age 15
    66.3
    69.0
    155
    156
    		  
    74.1
    81.8
    63
    38
    Age 20
    67.0
    69.7
    152
    155
    		  
    74.3
    81.8
    64
    38
    Age 25
    68.0
    70.4
    145
    154
    		  
    74.6
    81.9
    68
    38
    Age 30
    69.1
    71.3
    143
    154
    		  
    74.8
    82.0
    69
    38
    Age 35
    70.1
    72.2
    142
    153
    		  
    75.1
    82.1
    71
    38
    Age 40
    71.2
    73.1
    135
    155
    		  
    75.5
    82.2
    71
    39
    Age 45
    72.3
    74.1
    129
    154
    		  
    76.0
    82.4
    71
    39
    Age 50
    73.5
    75.1
    126
    151
    		  
    76.8
    82.8
    72
    39
    Age 55
    74.8
    76.1
    126
    150
    		  
    77.8
    83.3
    70
    37
    Age 60
    76.2
    77.3
    125
    151
    		  
    79.2
    84.0
    63
    38
    Age 65
    77.9
    78.8
    128
    153
    		  
    80.9
    85.0
    58
    36
    Age 70
    79.9
    80.6
    137
    157
    		  
    82.9
    86.1
    56
    39
    Age 75
    82.3
    82.8
    145
    163
    		  
    85.2
    87.5
    55
    43
    Age 80
    85.1
    85.4
    163
    165
    		  
    87.7
    89.3
    51
    49
    Age 85
    88.6
    88.9
    166
    168
    		  
    90.8
    91.7
    39
    47
    Age 90
    92.6
    92.8
    167
    167
    		  
    94.3
    94.7
    32
    45
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    143
    161
    		  
    98.1
    98.2
    33
    53
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    108
    120
    		  
    102.4
    102.3
    37
    59
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Poland POLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    149.55
    25
    		  
    16.11
    134
    2. Stroke
    126.79
    46
    		  
    96.03
    80
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.46
    93
    		  
    136.72
    40
    4. Tuberculosis
    83.64
    9
    		  
    1.24
    122
    5. Malaria
    63.96
    5
    		  
    0.00
    172
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.84
    36
    		  
    10.07
    141
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36.84
    43
    		  
    0.15
    164
    8. HIV/AIDS
    33.23
    45
    		  
    0.38
    133
    9. Meningitis
    30.43
    17
    		  
    0.62
    125
    10. Liver Disease
    25.22
    45
    		  
    14.99
    91
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.55
    39
    		  
    10.42
    127
    12. Liver Cancer
    24.45
    5
    		  
    3.38
    141
    13. Maternal Conditions
    24.03
    19
    		  
    0.03
    167
    14. Malnutrition
    23.34
    37
    		  
    0.29
    135
    15. Birth Trauma
    19.02
    23
    		  
    0.52
    156
    16. Other Injuries
    18.60
    47
    		  
    6.15
    137
    17. Kidney Disease
    18.57
    48
    		  
    6.72
    137
    18. Lung Disease
    18.07
    95
    		  
    18.26
    91
    19. Low Birth Weight
    17.94
    38
    		  
    3.19
    136
    20. Hypertension
    15.77
    99
    		  
    13.89
    111
    21. Falls
    15.54
    16
    		  
    8.87
    50
    22. Cervical Cancer
    15.49
    45
    		  
    6.33
    106
    23. Epilepsy
    14.26
    6
    		  
    1.61
    103
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    13.18
    35
    		  
    1.65
    156
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    12.24
    10
    		  
    4.82
    128
    26. Violence
    11.25
    46
    		  
    2.29
    123
    27. Anemia
    11.17
    19
    		  
    0.14
    137
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.33
    23
    		  
    2.78
    84
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.09
    55
    		  
    10.16
    54
    30. Asthma
    9.53
    46
    		  
    0.99
    137
    31. Fires
    8.54
    38
    		  
    1.38
    109
    32. Drownings
    6.89
    40
    		  
    2.89
    98
    33. Prostate Cancer
    6.24
    147
    		  
    16.34
    89
    34. Appendicitis
    6.00
    16
    		  
    0.31
    100
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.83
    69
    		  
    4.66
    79
    36. Suicide
    4.76
    126
    		  
    16.95
    24
    37. Breast Cancer
    4.51
    171
    		  
    16.72
    83
    38. Hepatitis B
    4.13
    20
    		  
    0.10
    145
    39. Measles
    4.09
    15
    		  
    0.01
    100
    40. Skin Disease
    3.93
    49
    		  
    0.09
    167
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.23
    84
    		  
    3.36
    77
    42. Other Neoplasms
    3.21
    66
    		  
    4.53
    24
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    2.78
    51
    		  
    0.93
    125
    44. Schistosomiasis
    2.52
    40
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Lung Cancers
    2.34
    141
    		  
    39.52
    6
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.17
    28
    		  
    0.74
    70
    47. Pertussis
    1.95
    51
    		  
    0.00
    131
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.77
    75
    		  
    3.25
    18
    49. Syphilis
    1.76
    38
    		  
    0.05
    111
    50. Poisonings
    1.60
    74
    		  
    1.37
    80
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Poland POLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,699
    12.55
    		  
    9,920
    2.99
    2. Malaria
    1,457
    10.77
    		  
    0
    0.00
    3. Tuberculosis
    846
    6.25
    		  
    669
    0.20
    4. Stroke
    806
    5.96
    		  
    64,478
    19.47
    5. Birth Trauma
    704
    5.20
    		  
    118
    0.04
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    672
    4.96
    		  
    81
    0.02
    7. Low Birth Weight
    664
    4.90
    		  
    729
    0.22
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    568
    4.19
    		  
    89,184
    26.92
    9. Meningitis
    479
    3.54
    		  
    288
    0.09
    10. HIV/AIDS
    434
    3.21
    		  
    165
    0.05
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    407
    3.00
    		  
    1,507
    0.45
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    349
    2.58
    		  
    4,604
    1.39
    13. Maternal Conditions
    343
    2.54
    		  
    14
    0.00
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    317
    2.34
    		  
    6,370
    1.92
    15. Other Injuries
    289
    2.14
    		  
    2,901
    0.88
    16. Malnutrition
    245
    1.81
    		  
    181
    0.05
    17. Liver Disease
    235
    1.73
    		  
    7,888
    2.38
    18. Epilepsy
    230
    1.70
    		  
    737
    0.22
    19. Liver Cancer
    222
    1.64
    		  
    2,069
    0.62
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    206
    1.52
    		  
    934
    0.28
    21. Falls
    194
    1.44
    		  
    5,241
    1.58
    22. Violence
    180
    1.33
    		  
    1,030
    0.31
    23. Kidney Disease
    177
    1.31
    		  
    4,210
    1.27
    24. Fires
    170
    1.25
    		  
    700
    0.21
    25. Drownings
    127
    0.94
    		  
    1,240
    0.37
    26. Anemia
    120
    0.89
    		  
    79
    0.02
    27. Lung Disease
    119
    0.88
    		  
    11,953
    3.61
    28. Measles
    115
    0.85
    		  
    4
    0.00
    29. Hypertension
    101
    0.75
    		  
    9,289
    2.80
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    90
    0.67
    		  
    6,000
    1.81
    31. Asthma
    89
    0.66
    		  
    623
    0.19
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    81
    0.60
    		  
    1,699
    0.51
    33. Pertussis
    72
    0.53
    		  
    1
    0.00
    34. Syphilis
    61
    0.45
    		  
    14
    0.00
    35. Appendicitis
    61
    0.45
    		  
    185
    0.06
    36. Suicide
    58
    0.43
    		  
    7,848
    2.37
    37. Cervical Cancer
    54
    0.40
    		  
    1,858
    0.56
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    53
    0.39
    		  
    3,017
    0.91
    39. Hepatitis B
    39
    0.28
    		  
    47
    0.01
    40. Skin Disease
    36
    0.27
    		  
    52
    0.02
    41. Poisonings
    32
    0.23
    		  
    648
    0.20
    42. Other Neoplasms
    27
    0.20
    		  
    2,839
    0.86
    43. Tetanus
    23
    0.17
    		  
    3
    0.00
    44. Encephalitis
    22
    0.16
    		  
    59
    0.02
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    21
    0.16
    		  
    2,301
    0.69
    46. Schistosomiasis
    21
    0.15
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    18
    0.13
    		  
    446
    0.13
    48. Dengue
    18
    0.13
    		  
    67
    0.02
    49. Breast Cancer
    17
    0.12
    		  
    5,374
    1.62
    50. Lung Cancers
    16
    0.12
    		  
    23,375
    7.06
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Gambia GAMBIA   Poland POLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.45
    5
    		  
    3.38
    141
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.49
    45
    		  
    6.33
    106
    3. Prostate Cancer
    6.24
    147
    		  
    16.34
    89
    4. Breast Cancer
    4.51
    171
    		  
    16.72
    83
    5. Lung Cancers
    2.34
    141
    		  
    39.52
    6
    6. Skin Cancers
    1.77
    75
    		  
    3.25
    18
    7. Stomach Cancer
    1.48
    168
    		  
    8.50
    54
    8. Lymphomas
    1.34
    167
    		  
    5.09
    75
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.25
    171
    		  
    18.08
    17
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    1.11
    144
    		  
    8.06
    32
    11. Ovary Cancer
    1.11
    168
    		  
    8.60
    7
    12. Oral Cancer
    0.77
    170
    		  
    4.49
    55
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    155
    		  
    2.49
    90
    14. Leukemia
    0.59
    169
    		  
    4.55
    50
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.56
    167
    		  
    5.12
    13
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.42
    167
    		  
    3.65
    31
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.