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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
POLAND VS LATVIA

Compare Poland and Latvia 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.

Latvia
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   Latvia LATVIA
      Poland POLAND   Latvia LATVIA
           
    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
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    66.6
    73.3
    69.9
    29
    29
    31
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    66.0
    74.4
    70.1
    52
    33
    46
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    66.5
    75.5
    70.9
    70
    40
    55
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    69.5
    77.9
    73.7
    64
    38
    44
    		  
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    2010
    72.1
    80.4
    76.3
    58
    33
    41
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2019
    74.5
    81.9
    78.3
    54
    35
    42
    		  
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.5
    81.9
    54
    35
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    Age 5
    74.9
    82.2
    60
    36
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 10
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 15
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    Age 20
    75.1
    82.4
    61
    36
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    Age 25
    75.3
    82.4
    61
    36
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    Age 30
    75.5
    82.5
    62
    36
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    Age 35
    75.8
    82.6
    63
    37
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    Age 40
    76.2
    82.7
    63
    37
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    Age 45
    76.6
    82.9
    65
    38
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.2
    65
    38
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    Age 55
    78.2
    83.7
    64
    39
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    Age 60
    79.5
    84.3
    61
    39
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    Age 65
    81.2
    85.2
    60
    39
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    Age 70
    83.2
    86.3
    52
    39
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.6
    54
    39
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.2
    52
    37
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    43
    35
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    125.44
    72
    146.65
    49
    2. Stroke
    37.09
    141
    99.14
    74
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    23.52
    33
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.64
    105
    12.01
    149
    5. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    28.10
    34
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    19.03
    63
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    15.41
    24
    8. Lung Disease
    15.56
    137
    7.50
    177
    9. Liver Disease
    14.35
    110
    13.03
    113
    10. Other Neoplasms
    11.05
    1
    3.00
    32
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.67
    143
    10.89
    141
    12. Alcohol
    9.80
    8
    8.83
    9
    13. Suicide
    9.30
    83
    16.06
    24
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.18
    131
    7.17
    138
    15. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    11.16
    30
    16. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    8.99
    3
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    10.04
    4
    18. Falls
    5.99
    84
    4.77
    106
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    4.46
    17
    20. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    6.05
    41
    21. Hypertension
    5.31
    155
    19.91
    83
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    7.05
    105
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.12
    84
    30.32
    3
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    6.18
    28
    25. Kidney Disease
    4.69
    173
    6.43
    158
    26. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    4.38
    53
    27. Other Injuries
    4.61
    139
    11.98
    45
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    4.89
    20
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.07
    68
    3.17
    85
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.73
    169
    9.94
    155
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.40
    148
    2.45
    168
    32. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    3.97
    133
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    3.11
    29
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    3.50
    55
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.08
    147
    0.57
    180
    36. Epilepsy
    2.07
    62
    1.76
    84
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.65
    166
    2.07
    160
    38. Drownings
    1.39
    132
    5.64
    21
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.38
    166
    1.76
    156
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.00
    128
    2.34
    103
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.89
    141
    0.26
    170
    42. Fires
    0.85
    120
    3.48
    36
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    16
    0.68
    23
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    138
    0.97
    124
    45. Drug Use
    0.69
    142
    1.72
    59
    46. Asthma
    0.67
    150
    0.88
    139
    47. Violence
    0.66
    171
    4.15
    98
    48. Skin Disease
    0.59
    135
    1.48
    97
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    61
    0.45
    63
    50. Poisonings
    0.46
    103
    0.96
    69
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Poland POLAND   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117,700
    32.99
    8,099
    30.00
    2. Stroke
    32,693
    9.16
    5,893
    21.83
    3. Lung Cancers
    25,781
    7.23
    956
    3.54
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,998
    5.60
    501
    1.86
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14,610
    4.09
    722
    2.67
    6. Lung Disease
    13,677
    3.83
    346
    1.28
    7. Other Neoplasms
    9,256
    2.59
    153
    0.57
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,947
    2.51
    529
    1.96
    9. Breast Cancer
    7,967
    2.23
    472
    1.75
    10. Liver Disease
    7,912
    2.22
    365
    1.35
    11. Prostate Cancer
    6,489
    1.82
    464
    1.72
    12. Stomach Cancer
    5,910
    1.66
    470
    1.74
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    5,430
    1.52
    436
    1.61
    14. Alcohol
    5,238
    1.47
    227
    0.84
    15. Hypertension
    4,937
    1.38
    1,194
    4.42
    16. Falls
    4,712
    1.32
    201
    0.74
    17. Bladder Cancer
    4,700
    1.32
    228
    0.84
    18. Suicide
    4,282
    1.20
    384
    1.42
    19. Lymphomas
    4,141
    1.16
    245
    0.91
    20. Kidney Disease
    4,065
    1.14
    356
    1.32
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,701
    1.04
    664
    2.46
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,555
    1.00
    154
    0.57
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,495
    0.98
    921
    3.41
    24. Leukemia
    3,456
    0.97
    186
    0.69
    25. Oral Cancer
    3,377
    0.95
    214
    0.79
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,091
    0.87
    142
    0.53
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2,929
    0.82
    196
    0.73
    28. Other Injuries
    2,527
    0.71
    362
    1.34
    29. Liver Cancer
    2,290
    0.64
    157
    0.58
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2,163
    0.61
    148
    0.55
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,155
    0.60
    144
    0.53
    32. Cervical Cancer
    1,907
    0.53
    128
    0.47
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,803
    0.51
    131
    0.49
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1,500
    0.42
    125
    0.46
    35. Epilepsy
    1,145
    0.32
    44
    0.16
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    916
    0.26
    46
    0.17
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    839
    0.24
    14
    0.05
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.23
    59
    0.22
    39. Drownings
    636
    0.18
    127
    0.47
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    612
    0.17
    41
    0.15
    41. Tuberculosis
    597
    0.17
    71
    0.26
    42. Low Birth Weight
    579
    0.16
    11
    0.04
    43. Asthma
    540
    0.15
    42
    0.16
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    502
    0.14
    20
    0.07
    45. Fires
    474
    0.13
    103
    0.38
    46. Skin Disease
    469
    0.13
    76
    0.28
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    369
    0.10
    20
    0.07
    48. Drug Use
    321
    0.09
    41
    0.15
    49. Violence
    294
    0.08
    94
    0.35
    50. Malnutrition
    291
    0.08
    2
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    23.52
    33
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    28.10
    34
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    19.03
    63
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    15.41
    24
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    11.16
    30
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    8.99
    3
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    10.04
    4
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    4.46
    17
    9. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    6.05
    41
    10. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    7.05
    105
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    6.18
    28
    12. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    4.38
    53
    13. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    4.89
    20
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    3.97
    133
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    3.11
    29
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    3.50
    55
    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.