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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare Poland and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Poland POLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    66.6
    73.3
    69.9
    29
    29
    31
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    66.0
    74.4
    70.1
    52
    33
    46
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    66.5
    75.5
    70.9
    70
    40
    55
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    69.5
    77.9
    73.7
    64
    38
    44
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    72.1
    80.4
    76.3
    58
    33
    41
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    74.5
    81.9
    78.3
    54
    35
    42
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.5
    81.9
    54
    35
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    74.9
    82.2
    60
    36
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    74.9
    82.3
    60
    36
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    75.1
    82.4
    61
    36
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    75.3
    82.4
    61
    36
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    75.5
    82.5
    62
    36
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    75.8
    82.6
    63
    37
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    76.2
    82.7
    63
    37
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    76.6
    82.9
    65
    38
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.2
    65
    38
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.2
    83.7
    64
    39
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    79.5
    84.3
    61
    39
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.2
    85.2
    60
    39
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.2
    86.3
    52
    39
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.6
    54
    39
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.2
    52
    37
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    43
    35
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    125.44
    72
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    37.09
    141
    162.14
    15
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    37.70
    4
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.64
    105
    22.75
    104
    5. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    2.38
    178
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    7.80
    177
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    10.37
    70
    8. Lung Disease
    15.56
    137
    87.71
    5
    9. Liver Disease
    14.35
    110
    14.33
    111
    10. Other Neoplasms
    11.05
    1
    0.14
    180
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.67
    143
    11.82
    137
    12. Alcohol
    9.80
    8
    1.00
    116
    13. Suicide
    9.30
    83
    8.20
    95
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.18
    131
    22.21
    64
    15. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    11.99
    21
    16. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    2.96
    147
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    4.85
    68
    18. Falls
    5.99
    84
    6.34
    79
    19. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    1.61
    120
    20. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    1.84
    175
    21. Hypertension
    5.31
    155
    18.24
    92
    22. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    4.11
    136
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.12
    84
    2.40
    153
    24. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    1.62
    152
    25. Kidney Disease
    4.69
    173
    12.98
    129
    26. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    3.44
    99
    27. Other Injuries
    4.61
    139
    5.48
    125
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    0.78
    168
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.07
    68
    5.64
    51
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.73
    169
    16.26
    122
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.40
    148
    3.79
    139
    32. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    16.66
    12
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    0.55
    160
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    3.80
    49
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.08
    147
    4.39
    98
    36. Epilepsy
    2.07
    62
    0.98
    137
    37. Parkinson's Disease
    1.65
    166
    3.78
    113
    38. Drownings
    1.39
    132
    4.46
    35
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    1.38
    166
    1.60
    160
    40. Tuberculosis
    1.00
    128
    57.14
    16
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.89
    141
    1.70
    109
    42. Fires
    0.85
    120
    0.90
    118
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.82
    16
    0.13
    135
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.71
    138
    6.87
    15
    45. Drug Use
    0.69
    142
    1.24
    89
    46. Asthma
    0.67
    150
    4.81
    90
    47. Violence
    0.66
    171
    3.97
    101
    48. Skin Disease
    0.59
    135
    0.58
    138
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.47
    61
    0.65
    30
    50. Poisonings
    0.46
    103
    1.29
    64
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Poland POLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    117,700
    32.99
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    32,693
    9.16
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Lung Cancers
    25,781
    7.23
    11,893
    5.55
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,998
    5.60
    6,231
    2.91
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14,610
    4.09
    3,232
    1.51
    6. Lung Disease
    13,677
    3.83
    26,178
    12.22
    7. Other Neoplasms
    9,256
    2.59
    44
    0.02
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,947
    2.51
    3,671
    1.71
    9. Breast Cancer
    7,967
    2.23
    1,366
    0.64
    10. Liver Disease
    7,912
    2.22
    4,506
    2.10
    11. Prostate Cancer
    6,489
    1.82
    219
    0.10
    12. Stomach Cancer
    5,910
    1.66
    3,771
    1.76
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    5,430
    1.52
    1,525
    0.71
    14. Alcohol
    5,238
    1.47
    304
    0.14
    15. Hypertension
    4,937
    1.38
    5,368
    2.51
    16. Falls
    4,712
    1.32
    1,801
    0.84
    17. Bladder Cancer
    4,700
    1.32
    500
    0.23
    18. Suicide
    4,282
    1.20
    2,407
    1.12
    19. Lymphomas
    4,141
    1.16
    560
    0.26
    20. Kidney Disease
    4,065
    1.14
    3,959
    1.85
    21. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,701
    1.04
    4,340
    2.03
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,555
    1.00
    6,210
    2.90
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,495
    0.98
    684
    0.32
    24. Leukemia
    3,456
    0.97
    965
    0.45
    25. Oral Cancer
    3,377
    0.95
    513
    0.24
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3,091
    0.87
    1,712
    0.80
    27. Ovary Cancer
    2,929
    0.82
    532
    0.25
    28. Other Injuries
    2,527
    0.71
    1,531
    0.71
    29. Liver Cancer
    2,290
    0.64
    5,326
    2.49
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2,163
    0.61
    138
    0.06
    31. Skin Cancers
    2,155
    0.60
    168
    0.08
    32. Cervical Cancer
    1,907
    0.53
    704
    0.33
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,803
    0.51
    1,222
    0.57
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1,500
    0.42
    1,155
    0.54
    35. Epilepsy
    1,145
    0.32
    266
    0.12
    36. Congenital Anomalies
    916
    0.26
    991
    0.46
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    839
    0.24
    374
    0.17
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.23
    452
    0.21
    39. Drownings
    636
    0.18
    1,126
    0.53
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    612
    0.17
    2,093
    0.98
    41. Tuberculosis
    597
    0.17
    17,417
    8.13
    42. Low Birth Weight
    579
    0.16
    1,208
    0.56
    43. Asthma
    540
    0.15
    1,439
    0.67
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    502
    0.14
    40
    0.02
    45. Fires
    474
    0.13
    253
    0.12
    46. Skin Disease
    469
    0.13
    158
    0.07
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    369
    0.10
    198
    0.09
    48. Drug Use
    321
    0.09
    356
    0.17
    49. Violence
    294
    0.08
    1,082
    0.50
    50. Malnutrition
    291
    0.08
    317
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Poland POLAND   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.89
    6
    37.70
    4
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.88
    67
    2.38
    178
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.79
    67
    7.80
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18.53
    9
    10.37
    70
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.91
    64
    11.99
    21
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.50
    11
    2.96
    147
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    38
    4.85
    68
    8. Bladder Cancer
    5.63
    5
    1.61
    120
    9. Lymphomas
    5.60
    59
    1.84
    175
    10. Cervical Cancer
    5.18
    123
    4.11
    136
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.03
    37
    1.62
    152
    12. Leukemia
    4.63
    34
    3.44
    99
    13. Uterin Cancer
    4.52
    24
    0.78
    168
    14. Liver Cancer
    3.10
    162
    16.66
    12
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.72
    42
    0.55
    160
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.61
    86
    3.80
    49
    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.