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Poland
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Poland and Ghana health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Ghana
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Poland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Ghana GHANA
      Poland POLAND   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    64.9
    70.6
    67.7
    33
    31
    34
     
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    66.6
    73.3
    69.9
    29
    29
    31
     
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    66.0
    74.4
    70.1
    52
    33
    46
     
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    66.5
    75.5
    70.9
    70
    40
    55
     
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    69.5
    77.9
    73.7
    64
    38
    44
     
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    72.1
    80.4
    76.3
    58
    33
    41
     
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    74.5
    81.9
    78.3
    54
    35
    42
     
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.5
    81.9
    54
    35
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    74.9
    82.2
    60
    36
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    75.1
    82.4
    61
    36
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    75.3
    82.4
    61
    36
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    75.5
    82.5
    62
    36
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    75.8
    82.6
    63
    37
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    76.2
    82.7
    63
    37
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    76.6
    82.9
    65
    38
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.2
    65
    38
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    78.2
    83.7
    64
    39
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    79.5
    84.3
    61
    39
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    81.2
    85.2
    60
    39
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    83.2
    86.3
    52
    39
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.6
    54
    39
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.2
    52
    37
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    43
    35
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    125.44
    72
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    37.09
    141
    124.02
    35
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    1.71
    177
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.64
    105
    99.08
    26
    5. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    24.21
    50
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    19.09
    60
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    6.86
    121
    8. Lung Disease
    15.56
    137
    26.48
    69
    9. Liver Disease
    14.35
    110
    36.74
    35
    10. Other Neoplasms
    11.05
    1
    0.41
    98
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.67
    143
    44.68
    47
    12. Alcohol
    9.80
    8
    1.37
    94
    13. Suicide
    9.30
    83
    10.54
    64
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.18
    131
    31.33
    46
    15. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    6.41
    86
    16. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    8.00
    7
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    2.52
    128
    18. Falls
    5.99
    84
    8.85
    34
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    1.91
    102
    20. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    5.70
    55
    21. Hypertension
    5.31
    155
    17.73
    94
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    24.53
    27
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.12
    84
    11.13
    23
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    2.86
    86
    25. Kidney Disease
    4.69
    173
    30.38
    56
    26. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    1.38
    163
    27. Other Injuries
    4.61
    139
    10.75
    58
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    2.86
    68
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.07
    68
    2.19
    103
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.73
    169
    17.79
    85
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.40
    148
    7.03
    51
    32. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    17.60
    10
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    1.57
    114
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    2.61
    87
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.08
    147
    9.43
    38
    36. Epilepsy
    2.07
    62
    1.45
    103
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.65
    166
    4.48
    70
    38. Drownings
    1.39
    132
    2.38
    93
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.38
    166
    6.88
    37
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.00
    128
    44.25
    21
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.89
    141
    30.48
    50
    42. Fires
    0.85
    120
    3.31
    41
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    16
    0.59
    30
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    138
    1.73
    80
    45. Drug Use
    0.69
    142
    3.31
    22
    46. Asthma
    0.67
    150
    13.95
    42
    47. Violence
    0.66
    171
    6.73
    72
    48. Skin Disease
    0.59
    135
    1.87
    77
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    61
    0.17
    138
    50. Poisonings
    0.46
    103
    2.15
    42
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Poland POLAND   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117,700
    32.99
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    32,693
    9.16
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Lung Cancers
    25,781
    7.23
    237
    0.14
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,998
    5.60
    16,262
    9.29
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14,610
    4.09
    803
    0.46
    6. Lung Disease
    13,677
    3.83
    3,120
    1.78
    7. Other Neoplasms
    9,256
    2.59
    48
    0.03
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,947
    2.51
    5,929
    3.39
    9. Breast Cancer
    7,967
    2.23
    1,937
    1.11
    10. Liver Disease
    7,912
    2.22
    6,053
    3.46
    11. Prostate Cancer
    6,489
    1.82
    1,031
    0.59
    12. Stomach Cancer
    5,910
    1.66
    870
    0.50
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    5,430
    1.52
    334
    0.19
    14. Alcohol
    5,238
    1.47
    244
    0.14
    15. Hypertension
    4,937
    1.38
    2,231
    1.28
    16. Falls
    4,712
    1.32
    1,168
    0.67
    17. Bladder Cancer
    4,700
    1.32
    245
    0.14
    18. Suicide
    4,282
    1.20
    1,993
    1.14
    19. Lymphomas
    4,141
    1.16
    875
    0.50
    20. Kidney Disease
    4,065
    1.14
    4,161
    2.38
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,701
    1.04
    1,294
    0.74
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,555
    1.00
    7,808
    4.46
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,495
    0.98
    1,615
    0.92
    24. Leukemia
    3,456
    0.97
    340
    0.19
    25. Oral Cancer
    3,377
    0.95
    483
    0.28
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,091
    0.87
    321
    0.18
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2,929
    0.82
    698
    0.40
    28. Other Injuries
    2,527
    0.71
    2,433
    1.39
    29. Liver Cancer
    2,290
    0.64
    2,851
    1.63
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2,163
    0.61
    219
    0.13
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,155
    0.60
    214
    0.12
    32. Cervical Cancer
    1,907
    0.53
    2,161
    1.24
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,803
    0.51
    285
    0.16
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1,500
    0.42
    387
    0.22
    35. Epilepsy
    1,145
    0.32
    329
    0.19
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    916
    0.26
    3,935
    2.25
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    839
    0.24
    6,538
    3.74
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.23
    1,965
    1.12
    39. Drownings
    636
    0.18
    740
    0.42
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    612
    0.17
    256
    0.15
    41. Tuberculosis
    597
    0.17
    10,214
    5.84
    42. Low Birth Weight
    579
    0.16
    6,662
    3.81
    43. Asthma
    540
    0.15
    1,979
    1.13
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    502
    0.14
    113
    0.06
    45. Fires
    474
    0.13
    729
    0.42
    46. Skin Disease
    469
    0.13
    264
    0.15
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    369
    0.10
    16
    0.01
    48. Drug Use
    321
    0.09
    630
    0.36
    49. Violence
    294
    0.08
    1,857
    1.06
    50. Malnutrition
    291
    0.08
    1,868
    1.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    1.71
    177
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    24.21
    50
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    19.09
    60
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    6.86
    121
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    6.41
    86
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    8.00
    7
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    2.52
    128
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    1.91
    102
    9. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    5.70
    55
    10. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    24.53
    27
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    2.86
    86
    12. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    1.38
    163
    13. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    2.86
    68
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    17.60
    10
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    1.57
    114
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    2.61
    87
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.