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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 Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Poland POLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
     
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    66.6
    73.3
    69.9
    29
    29
    31
     
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    66.0
    74.4
    70.1
    52
    33
    46
     
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    66.5
    75.5
    70.9
    70
    40
    55
     
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    69.5
    77.9
    73.7
    64
    38
    44
     
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    72.1
    80.4
    76.3
    58
    33
    41
     
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    74.5
    81.9
    78.3
    54
    35
    42
     
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.5
    81.9
    54
    35
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    74.9
    82.2
    60
    36
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    75.1
    82.4
    61
    36
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    75.3
    82.4
    61
    36
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    75.5
    82.5
    62
    36
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    75.8
    82.6
    63
    37
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    76.2
    82.7
    63
    37
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    76.6
    82.9
    65
    38
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.2
    65
    38
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    78.2
    83.7
    64
    39
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    79.5
    84.3
    61
    39
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    81.2
    85.2
    60
    39
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    83.2
    86.3
    52
    39
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.6
    54
    39
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.2
    52
    37
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    43
    35
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    125.44
    72
    100.91
    107
    2. Stroke
    37.09
    141
    88.68
    86
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    1.37
    178
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.64
    105
    98.12
    28
    5. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    20.40
    63
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    20.56
    47
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    4.32
    157
    8. Lung Disease
    15.56
    137
    20.77
    99
    9. Liver Disease
    14.35
    110
    41.99
    21
    10. Other Neoplasms
    11.05
    1
    0.50
    88
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.67
    143
    33.50
    82
    12. Alcohol
    9.80
    8
    1.16
    106
    13. Suicide
    9.30
    83
    6.87
    117
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.18
    131
    27.25
    54
    15. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    2.52
    169
    16. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    3.90
    112
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    2.64
    126
    18. Falls
    5.99
    84
    8.54
    40
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    0.81
    166
    20. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    5.96
    45
    21. Hypertension
    5.31
    155
    16.07
    103
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    21.11
    35
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.12
    84
    5.49
    76
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    2.44
    107
    25. Kidney Disease
    4.69
    173
    23.87
    88
    26. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    2.06
    151
    27. Other Injuries
    4.61
    139
    10.98
    56
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    1.60
    132
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.07
    68
    7.03
    31
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.73
    169
    19.45
    59
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.40
    148
    11.22
    5
    32. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    6.19
    71
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    2.29
    62
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    0.75
    171
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.08
    147
    14.70
    5
    36. Epilepsy
    2.07
    62
    3.25
    23
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.65
    166
    5.60
    29
    38. Drownings
    1.39
    132
    2.17
    107
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.38
    166
    7.01
    35
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.00
    128
    99.13
    6
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.89
    141
    78.99
    13
    42. Fires
    0.85
    120
    3.44
    37
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    16
    0.18
    103
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    138
    2.05
    69
    45. Drug Use
    0.69
    142
    5.81
    5
    46. Asthma
    0.67
    150
    10.71
    58
    47. Violence
    0.66
    171
    11.97
    42
    48. Skin Disease
    0.59
    135
    1.64
    90
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    61
    0.26
    99
    50. Poisonings
    0.46
    103
    2.82
    22
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Poland POLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117,700
    32.99
    61,374
    4.14
    2. Stroke
    32,693
    9.16
    57,744
    3.90
    3. Lung Cancers
    25,781
    7.23
    1,295
    0.09
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,998
    5.60
    207,281
    14.00
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14,610
    4.09
    4,152
    0.28
    6. Lung Disease
    13,677
    3.83
    12,569
    0.85
    7. Other Neoplasms
    9,256
    2.59
    290
    0.02
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,947
    2.51
    22,497
    1.52
    9. Breast Cancer
    7,967
    2.23
    11,884
    0.80
    10. Liver Disease
    7,912
    2.22
    38,326
    2.59
    11. Prostate Cancer
    6,489
    1.82
    5,914
    0.40
    12. Stomach Cancer
    5,910
    1.66
    2,129
    0.14
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    5,430
    1.52
    1,975
    0.13
    14. Alcohol
    5,238
    1.47
    1,031
    0.07
    15. Hypertension
    4,937
    1.38
    10,692
    0.72
    16. Falls
    4,712
    1.32
    7,528
    0.51
    17. Bladder Cancer
    4,700
    1.32
    670
    0.05
    18. Suicide
    4,282
    1.20
    7,019
    0.47
    19. Lymphomas
    4,141
    1.16
    5,202
    0.35
    20. Kidney Disease
    4,065
    1.14
    18,189
    1.23
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,701
    1.04
    6,786
    0.46
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,555
    1.00
    41,693
    2.82
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,495
    0.98
    4,826
    0.33
    24. Leukemia
    3,456
    0.97
    2,257
    0.15
    25. Oral Cancer
    3,377
    0.95
    2,238
    0.15
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,091
    0.87
    5,846
    0.39
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2,929
    0.82
    2,133
    0.14
    28. Other Injuries
    2,527
    0.71
    22,696
    1.53
    29. Liver Cancer
    2,290
    0.64
    5,289
    0.36
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2,163
    0.61
    679
    0.05
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,155
    0.60
    1,933
    0.13
    32. Cervical Cancer
    1,907
    0.53
    10,574
    0.71
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,803
    0.51
    560
    0.04
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1,500
    0.42
    2,473
    0.17
    35. Epilepsy
    1,145
    0.32
    5,001
    0.34
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    916
    0.26
    49,696
    3.36
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    839
    0.24
    144,724
    9.77
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.23
    15,799
    1.07
    39. Drownings
    636
    0.18
    6,584
    0.44
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    612
    0.17
    1,946
    0.13
    41. Tuberculosis
    597
    0.17
    127,335
    8.60
    42. Low Birth Weight
    579
    0.16
    95,959
    6.48
    43. Asthma
    540
    0.15
    8,192
    0.55
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    502
    0.14
    179
    0.01
    45. Fires
    474
    0.13
    7,132
    0.48
    46. Skin Disease
    469
    0.13
    1,468
    0.10
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    369
    0.10
    165
    0.01
    48. Drug Use
    321
    0.09
    6,273
    0.42
    49. Violence
    294
    0.08
    18,407
    1.24
    50. Malnutrition
    291
    0.08
    5,896
    0.40
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    1.37
    178
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    20.40
    63
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    20.56
    47
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    4.32
    157
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    2.52
    169
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    3.90
    112
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    2.64
    126
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    0.81
    166
    9. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    5.96
    45
    10. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    21.11
    35
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    2.44
    107
    12. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    2.06
    151
    13. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    1.60
    132
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    6.19
    71
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    2.29
    62
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    0.75
    171
    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.