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Poland
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Poland and Greece 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.

Greece
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Poland Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Greece GREECE
      Poland POLAND   Greece GREECE
           
    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
     
    67.3
    70.5
    68.9
    15
    32
    24
    1970
    66.6
    73.3
    69.9
    29
    29
    31
     
    70.1
    73.6
    71.8
    5
    24
    12
    1980
    66.0
    74.4
    70.1
    52
    33
    46
     
    72.3
    76.5
    74.4
    7
    17
    9
    1990
    66.5
    75.5
    70.9
    70
    40
    55
     
    74.5
    79.5
    76.9
    5
    11
    6
    2000
    69.5
    77.9
    73.7
    64
    38
    44
     
    75.4
    81.1
    78.2
    15
    12
    14
    2010
    72.1
    80.4
    76.3
    58
    33
    41
     
    77.7
    82.9
    80.3
    19
    17
    19
    2019
    74.5
    81.9
    78.3
    54
    35
    42
     
    78.6
    83.6
    81.1
    27
    23
    28
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Greece GREECE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.5
    81.9
    54
    35
    78.6
    83.6
    27
    23
    Age 5
    74.9
    82.2
    60
    36
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 10
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 15
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    79.0
    83.9
    30
    25
    Age 20
    75.1
    82.4
    61
    36
    79.1
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 25
    75.3
    82.4
    61
    36
    79.3
    84.0
    30
    26
    Age 30
    75.5
    82.5
    62
    36
    79.4
    84.1
    31
    26
    Age 35
    75.8
    82.6
    63
    37
    79.6
    84.2
    32
    26
    Age 40
    76.2
    82.7
    63
    37
    79.8
    84.3
    32
    27
    Age 45
    76.6
    82.9
    65
    38
    80.1
    84.4
    33
    27
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.2
    65
    38
    80.5
    84.7
    32
    27
    Age 55
    78.2
    83.7
    64
    39
    81.1
    85.0
    33
    27
    Age 60
    79.5
    84.3
    61
    39
    82.1
    85.5
    33
    28
    Age 65
    81.2
    85.2
    60
    39
    83.4
    86.1
    31
    27
    Age 70
    83.2
    86.3
    52
    39
    84.8
    86.8
    25
    29
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.6
    54
    39
    86.7
    87.9
    18
    32
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.2
    52
    37
    88.7
    89.1
    14
    41
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    43
    35
    91.2
    90.9
    14
    59
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Greece GREECE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    125.44
    72
    63.02
    148
    2. Stroke
    37.09
    141
    35.72
    144
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    30.95
    12
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.64
    105
    18.43
    121
    5. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    12.42
    122
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    18.29
    75
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    11.20
    59
    8. Lung Disease
    15.56
    137
    13.43
    149
    9. Liver Disease
    14.35
    110
    3.87
    173
    10. Other Neoplasms
    11.05
    1
    1.91
    54
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.67
    143
    4.49
    173
    12. Alcohol
    9.80
    8
    0.33
    158
    13. Suicide
    9.30
    83
    3.63
    156
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.18
    131
    6.68
    140
    15. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    5.85
    95
    16. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    4.63
    80
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    7.43
    32
    18. Falls
    5.99
    84
    3.05
    146
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    5.01
    9
    20. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    4.87
    84
    21. Hypertension
    5.31
    155
    7.48
    146
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    2.16
    164
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.12
    84
    3.67
    117
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    1.84
    143
    25. Kidney Disease
    4.69
    173
    12.11
    134
    26. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    5.01
    18
    27. Other Injuries
    4.61
    139
    6.19
    117
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    2.71
    72
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.07
    68
    1.60
    129
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.73
    169
    9.74
    156
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.40
    148
    2.37
    171
    32. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    5.75
    83
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    1.61
    110
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    1.06
    153
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.08
    147
    2.25
    143
    36. Epilepsy
    2.07
    62
    0.99
    136
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.65
    166
    6.56
    16
    38. Drownings
    1.39
    132
    2.08
    114
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.38
    166
    2.60
    127
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.00
    128
    0.25
    154
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.89
    141
    0.21
    175
    42. Fires
    0.85
    120
    0.54
    137
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    16
    0.74
    20
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    138
    0.29
    171
    45. Drug Use
    0.69
    142
    1.95
    47
    46. Asthma
    0.67
    150
    0.09
    183
    47. Violence
    0.66
    171
    0.86
    160
    48. Skin Disease
    0.59
    135
    0.17
    172
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    61
    0.25
    108
    50. Poisonings
    0.46
    103
    0.14
    161
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Poland POLAND   Greece GREECE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117,700
    32.99
    21,124
    20.92
    2. Stroke
    32,693
    9.16
    14,077
    13.94
    3. Lung Cancers
    25,781
    7.23
    7,355
    7.28
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,998
    5.60
    8,282
    8.20
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14,610
    4.09
    3,264
    3.23
    6. Lung Disease
    13,677
    3.83
    5,526
    5.47
    7. Other Neoplasms
    9,256
    2.59
    679
    0.67
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,947
    2.51
    1,266
    1.25
    9. Breast Cancer
    7,967
    2.23
    2,520
    2.50
    10. Liver Disease
    7,912
    2.22
    809
    0.80
    11. Prostate Cancer
    6,489
    1.82
    2,023
    2.00
    12. Stomach Cancer
    5,910
    1.66
    1,535
    1.52
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    5,430
    1.52
    1,904
    1.89
    14. Alcohol
    5,238
    1.47
    50
    0.05
    15. Hypertension
    4,937
    1.38
    2,922
    2.89
    16. Falls
    4,712
    1.32
    1,245
    1.23
    17. Bladder Cancer
    4,700
    1.32
    1,551
    1.54
    18. Suicide
    4,282
    1.20
    533
    0.53
    19. Lymphomas
    4,141
    1.16
    1,268
    1.26
    20. Kidney Disease
    4,065
    1.14
    4,759
    4.71
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,701
    1.04
    3,940
    3.90
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,555
    1.00
    870
    0.86
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,495
    0.98
    725
    0.72
    24. Leukemia
    3,456
    0.97
    1,354
    1.34
    25. Oral Cancer
    3,377
    0.95
    440
    0.44
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,091
    0.87
    611
    0.61
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2,929
    0.82
    557
    0.55
    28. Other Injuries
    2,527
    0.71
    1,453
    1.44
    29. Liver Cancer
    2,290
    0.64
    1,566
    1.55
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2,163
    0.61
    373
    0.37
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,155
    0.60
    438
    0.43
    32. Cervical Cancer
    1,907
    0.53
    243
    0.24
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,803
    0.51
    246
    0.24
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1,500
    0.42
    2,646
    2.62
    35. Epilepsy
    1,145
    0.32
    249
    0.25
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    916
    0.26
    174
    0.17
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    839
    0.24
    95
    0.09
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.23
    526
    0.52
    39. Drownings
    636
    0.18
    435
    0.43
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    612
    0.17
    100
    0.10
    41. Tuberculosis
    597
    0.17
    66
    0.07
    42. Low Birth Weight
    579
    0.16
    127
    0.13
    43. Asthma
    540
    0.15
    27
    0.03
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    502
    0.14
    135
    0.13
    45. Fires
    474
    0.13
    146
    0.14
    46. Skin Disease
    469
    0.13
    56
    0.06
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    369
    0.10
    67
    0.07
    48. Drug Use
    321
    0.09
    193
    0.19
    49. Violence
    294
    0.08
    104
    0.10
    50. Malnutrition
    291
    0.08
    1
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Greece GREECE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    30.95
    12
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    12.42
    122
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    18.29
    75
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    11.20
    59
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    5.85
    95
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    4.63
    80
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    7.43
    32
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    5.01
    9
    9. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    4.87
    84
    10. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    2.16
    164
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    1.84
    143
    12. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    5.01
    18
    13. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    2.71
    72
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    5.75
    83
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    1.61
    110
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    1.06
    153
    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.