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Compare Poland and Iceland 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
     
      Poland POLAND   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    64.9
    70.6
    67.7
    33
    31
    34
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    66.6
    73.3
    69.9
    29
    29
    31
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    66.0
    74.4
    70.1
    52
    33
    46
    		  
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    11
    22
    14
    1990
    66.5
    75.5
    70.9
    70
    41
    55
    		  
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    3
    22
    12
    2000
    69.7
    78.0
    73.7
    60
    41
    47
    		  
    77.1
    80.9
    79.0
    4
    16
    9
    2010
    72.1
    80.4
    76.3
    58
    33
    41
    		  
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2015
    73.6
    81.3
    77.5
    52
    35
    41
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    82.7
    2
    10
    7
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Poland POLAND   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.6
    81.3
    52
    35
    		  
    81.2
    84.1
    2
    10
    Age 5
    74.1
    81.7
    60
    38
    		  
    81.3
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 10
    74.1
    81.7
    61
    38
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    12
    Age 15
    74.1
    81.8
    63
    38
    		  
    81.4
    84.3
    2
    11
    Age 20
    74.3
    81.8
    64
    38
    		  
    81.5
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 25
    74.6
    81.9
    68
    38
    		  
    81.6
    84.4
    2
    11
    Age 30
    74.8
    82.0
    69
    38
    		  
    81.8
    84.5
    2
    12
    Age 35
    75.1
    82.1
    71
    38
    		  
    82.1
    84.5
    2
    14
    Age 40
    75.5
    82.2
    71
    39
    		  
    82.3
    84.6
    2
    15
    Age 45
    76.0
    82.4
    71
    39
    		  
    82.5
    84.8
    2
    14
    Age 50
    76.8
    82.8
    72
    39
    		  
    82.8
    85.0
    2
    16
    Age 55
    77.8
    83.3
    70
    37
    		  
    83.2
    85.2
    3
    20
    Age 60
    79.2
    84.0
    63
    38
    		  
    83.7
    85.6
    3
    22
    Age 65
    80.9
    85.0
    58
    36
    		  
    84.4
    86.3
    5
    22
    Age 70
    82.9
    86.1
    56
    39
    		  
    85.5
    87.1
    7
    22
    Age 75
    85.2
    87.5
    55
    43
    		  
    86.8
    88.2
    13
    27
    Age 80
    87.7
    89.3
    51
    49
    		  
    88.6
    89.8
    18
    29
    Age 85
    90.8
    91.7
    39
    47
    		  
    91.0
    91.9
    28
    35
    Age 90
    94.3
    94.7
    32
    45
    		  
    94.0
    94.6
    54
    51
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.2
    33
    53
    		  
    97.8
    98.2
    67
    54
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.3
    37
    59
    		  
    101.9
    102.1
    100
    84
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Poland POLAND   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    136.72
    40
    		  
    61.92
    136
    2. Stroke
    96.03
    80
    		  
    29.17
    159
    3. Lung Cancers
    39.52
    6
    		  
    29.45
    26
    4. Lung Disease
    18.26
    91
    		  
    21.34
    69
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.08
    17
    		  
    15.20
    40
    6. Suicide
    16.95
    24
    		  
    14.06
    37
    7. Breast Cancer
    16.72
    83
    		  
    18.65
    64
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.34
    89
    		  
    21.29
    53
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    16.11
    134
    		  
    11.43
    142
    10. Liver Disease
    14.99
    91
    		  
    1.70
    172
    11. Hypertension
    13.89
    111
    		  
    9.79
    136
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.42
    127
    		  
    3.54
    166
    13. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.16
    54
    		  
    1.74
    169
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.07
    141
    		  
    6.00
    162
    15. Falls
    8.87
    50
    		  
    7.00
    70
    16. Ovary Cancer
    8.60
    7
    		  
    6.30
    35
    17. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    54
    		  
    4.06
    120
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    8.06
    32
    		  
    8.28
    29
    19. Kidney Disease
    6.72
    137
    		  
    5.45
    151
    20. Cervical Cancer
    6.33
    106
    		  
    0.92
    170
    21. Other Injuries
    6.15
    137
    		  
    4.17
    158
    22. Bladder Cancer
    5.12
    13
    		  
    2.96
    59
    23. Lymphomas
    5.09
    75
    		  
    10.90
    1
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.82
    128
    		  
    2.26
    166
    25. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.66
    79
    		  
    0.38
    166
    26. Leukemia
    4.55
    50
    		  
    3.62
    96
    27. Other Neoplasms
    4.53
    24
    		  
    2.25
    108
    28. Oral Cancer
    4.49
    55
    		  
    1.56
    145
    29. Alcohol
    4.34
    21
    		  
    1.51
    65
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.65
    31
    		  
    1.14
    137
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.38
    141
    		  
    1.88
    165
    32. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.36
    77
    		  
    34.08
    4
    33. Skin Cancers
    3.25
    18
    		  
    2.40
    40
    34. Low Birth Weight
    3.19
    136
    		  
    1.48
    158
    35. Drownings
    2.89
    98
    		  
    0.63
    160
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.78
    84
    		  
    0.85
    153
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.49
    90
    		  
    4.07
    54
    38. Violence
    2.29
    123
    		  
    0.63
    164
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.65
    156
    		  
    1.68
    154
    40. Epilepsy
    1.61
    103
    		  
    0.88
    143
    41. Fires
    1.38
    109
    		  
    0.29
    161
    42. Poisonings
    1.37
    80
    		  
    0.48
    144
    43. Drug Use
    1.24
    81
    		  
    1.69
    61
    44. Tuberculosis
    1.24
    122
    		  
    0.75
    136
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.05
    10
    		  
    0.88
    17
    46. Asthma
    0.99
    137
    		  
    0.42
    169
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.93
    125
    		  
    4.56
    2
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.74
    70
    		  
    0.19
    145
    49. Meningitis
    0.62
    125
    		  
    0.29
    152
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.52
    156
    		  
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Poland POLAND   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    89,184
    26.92
    		  
    315
    18.81
    2. Stroke
    64,478
    19.47
    		  
    147
    8.77
    3. Lung Cancers
    23,375
    7.06
    		  
    138
    8.23
    4. Lung Disease
    11,953
    3.61
    		  
    106
    6.30
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11,355
    3.43
    		  
    74
    4.41
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,920
    2.99
    		  
    60
    3.60
    7. Hypertension
    9,289
    2.80
    		  
    53
    3.15
    8. Liver Disease
    7,888
    2.38
    		  
    7
    0.40
    9. Suicide
    7,848
    2.37
    		  
    49
    2.93
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,370
    1.92
    		  
    30
    1.80
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    6,000
    1.81
    		  
    7
    0.44
    12. Breast Cancer
    5,374
    1.62
    		  
    46
    2.75
    13. Falls
    5,241
    1.58
    		  
    36
    2.13
    14. Stomach Cancer
    5,199
    1.57
    		  
    18
    1.06
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    4,848
    1.46
    		  
    39
    2.33
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,604
    1.39
    		  
    14
    0.83
    17. Prostate Cancer
    4,244
    1.28
    		  
    50
    2.95
    18. Kidney Disease
    4,210
    1.27
    		  
    28
    1.69
    19. Bladder Cancer
    3,277
    0.99
    		  
    15
    0.89
    20. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,017
    0.91
    		  
    2
    0.09
    21. Lymphomas
    3,001
    0.91
    		  
    56
    3.36
    22. Other Injuries
    2,901
    0.88
    		  
    18
    1.07
    23. Other Neoplasms
    2,839
    0.86
    		  
    11
    0.67
    24. Ovary Cancer
    2,693
    0.81
    		  
    14
    0.84
    25. Leukemia
    2,664
    0.80
    		  
    18
    1.07
    26. Oral Cancer
    2,442
    0.74
    		  
    8
    0.45
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2,301
    0.69
    		  
    179
    10.69
    28. Liver Cancer
    2,069
    0.62
    		  
    9
    0.55
    29. Alcohol
    2,060
    0.62
    		  
    6
    0.33
    30. Skin Cancers
    1,932
    0.58
    		  
    9
    0.56
    31. Cervical Cancer
    1,858
    0.56
    		  
    3
    0.18
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,699
    0.51
    		  
    4
    0.27
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    1,507
    0.45
    		  
    7
    0.41
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,421
    0.43
    		  
    19
    1.14
    35. Uterin Cancer
    1,312
    0.40
    		  
    4
    0.21
    36. Drownings
    1,240
    0.37
    		  
    3
    0.19
    37. Violence
    1,030
    0.31
    		  
    2
    0.12
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    934
    0.28
    		  
    7
    0.45
    39. Epilepsy
    737
    0.22
    		  
    3
    0.15
    40. Low Birth Weight
    729
    0.22
    		  
    4
    0.24
    41. Fires
    700
    0.21
    		  
    1
    0.05
    42. Tuberculosis
    669
    0.20
    		  
    4
    0.24
    43. Poisonings
    648
    0.20
    		  
    2
    0.10
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    637
    0.19
    		  
    25
    1.47
    45. Asthma
    623
    0.19
    		  
    2
    0.13
    46. Drug Use
    528
    0.16
    		  
    6
    0.36
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    522
    0.16
    		  
    4
    0.24
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    446
    0.13
    		  
    1
    0.08
    49. Meningitis
    288
    0.09
    		  
    1
    0.08
    50. Appendicitis
    185
    0.06
    		  
    0
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Poland POLAND   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    39.52
    6
    		  
    29.45
    26
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.08
    17
    		  
    15.20
    40
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.72
    83
    		  
    18.65
    64
    4. Prostate Cancer
    16.34
    89
    		  
    21.29
    53
    5. Ovary Cancer
    8.60
    7
    		  
    6.30
    35
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.50
    54
    		  
    4.06
    120
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    8.06
    32
    		  
    8.28
    29
    8. Cervical Cancer
    6.33
    106
    		  
    0.92
    170
    9. Bladder Cancer
    5.12
    13
    		  
    2.96
    59
    10. Lymphomas
    5.09
    75
    		  
    10.90
    1
    11. Leukemia
    4.55
    50
    		  
    3.62
    96
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.49
    55
    		  
    1.56
    145
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.65
    31
    		  
    1.14
    137
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.38
    141
    		  
    1.88
    165
    15. Skin Cancers
    3.25
    18
    		  
    2.40
    40
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.49
    90
    		  
    4.07
    54
     
     
     
    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.