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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 SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Poland and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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
33,294,573
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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South Africa Population Pyramid
75,517,909
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Poland POLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Poland POLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
       
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
  
47.4
51.0
49.2
100
96
98
1970
66.6
73.3
69.9
29
29
31
  
50.4
55.8
53.0
118
101
107
1980
66.0
74.4
70.1
52
33
46
  
53.9
60.6
57.2
125
112
119
1990
66.5
75.5
70.9
70
40
55
  
57.9
65.4
61.6
130
118
123
2000
69.5
77.9
73.7
64
38
44
  
54.6
60.1
57.3
148
140
146
2010
72.1
80.4
76.3
58
33
41
  
55.5
60.3
58.0
165
154
159
2019
74.5
81.9
78.3
54
35
42
  
62.2
68.3
65.3
154
145
149
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Poland POLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.5
81.9
54
35
62.2
68.3
154
145
Age
74.5
81.9
54
35
62.2
68.3
154
145
Age 5
74.9
82.2
60
36
64.6
70.5
168
153
Age 10
74.9
82.3
60
36
64.8
70.7
167
157
Age 15
74.9
82.3
60
36
65.0
70.8
167
158
Age 20
75.1
82.4
61
36
65.3
71.2
167
158
Age 25
75.3
82.4
61
36
66.0
71.8
167
157
Age 30
75.5
82.5
62
36
67.1
72.8
167
152
Age 35
75.8
82.6
63
37
68.5
74.1
165
141
Age 40
76.2
82.7
63
37
70.2
75.4
156
131
Age 45
76.6
82.9
65
38
71.9
76.8
147
118
Age 50
77.3
83.2
65
38
73.6
78.0
133
107
Age 55
78.2
83.7
64
39
75.5
79.2
119
101
Age 60
79.5
84.3
61
39
77.3
80.5
106
100
Age 65
81.2
85.2
60
39
79.4
82.0
91
96
Age 70
83.2
86.3
52
39
81.8
83.6
84
90
Age 75
85.3
87.6
54
39
84.1
85.4
82
88
Age 80
87.8
89.2
52
37
86.6
87.4
95
97
Age 85
90.6
91.3
43
35
89.6
90.1
115
122
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Poland POLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
125.44
72
83.76
128
2. Stroke
37.09
141
80.50
93
3. Lung Cancers
34.89
6
18.34
64
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.64
105
83.23
40
5. Prostate Cancer
19.88
67
35.20
22
6. Breast Cancer
18.79
67
18.21
76
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
18.53
9
8.90
89
8. Lung Disease
15.56
137
31.41
47
9. Liver Disease
14.35
110
18.41
95
10. Other Neoplasms
11.05
1
0.65
75
11. Diabetes Mellitus
10.67
143
74.67
16
12. Alcohol
9.80
8
1.93
61
13. Suicide
9.30
83
23.49
8
14. Road Traffic Accidents
8.18
131
22.70
61
15. Stomach Cancer
7.91
64
3.68
137
16. Ovary Cancer
7.50
11
3.85
115
17. Pancreas Cancer
7.25
38
4.98
65
18. Falls
5.99
84
2.99
150
19. Bladder Cancer
5.63
5
2.19
83
20. Lymphomas
5.60
59
6.08
39
21. Hypertension
5.31
155
33.86
36
22. Cervical Cancer
5.18
123
20.99
37
23. Inflammatory/Heart
5.12
84
12.75
17
24. Oral Cancer
5.03
37
3.18
80
25. Kidney Disease
4.69
173
35.72
35
26. Leukemia
4.63
34
3.34
108
27. Other Injuries
4.61
139
10.77
57
28. Uterin Cancer
4.52
24
2.15
99
29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
4.07
68
4.52
65
30. Alzheimers & Dementia
3.73
169
16.44
118
31. Congenital Anomalies
3.40
148
6.23
83
32. Liver Cancer
3.10
162
5.46
87
33. Skin Cancers
2.72
42
2.47
53
34. Oesophagus Cancer
2.61
86
8.50
16
35. Low Birth Weight
2.08
147
7.16
63
36. Epilepsy
2.07
62
3.28
22
37. Parkinson's Disease
1.65
166
3.36
130
38. Drownings
1.39
132
4.06
44
39. Endocrine Disorders
1.38
166
11.70
14
40. Tuberculosis
1.00
128
39.83
26
41. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.89
141
33.37
46
42. Fires
0.85
120
6.64
4
43. Multiple Sclerosis
0.82
16
0.22
80
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.71
138
2.04
70
45. Drug Use
0.69
142
1.52
67
46. Asthma
0.67
150
13.63
45
47. Violence
0.66
171
37.54
8
48. Skin Disease
0.59
135
2.91
30
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.47
61
0.88
11
50. Poisonings
0.46
103
1.62
54
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Poland POLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
117,700
32.99
32,739
7.20
2. Stroke
32,693
9.16
30,693
6.75
3. Lung Cancers
25,781
7.23
7,705
1.70
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
19,998
5.60
39,341
8.65
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14,610
4.09
3,587
0.79
6. Lung Disease
13,677
3.83
11,895
2.62
7. Other Neoplasms
9,256
2.59
267
0.06
8. Diabetes Mellitus
8,947
2.51
30,188
6.64
9. Breast Cancer
7,967
2.23
4,533
1.00
10. Liver Disease
7,912
2.22
9,013
1.98
11. Prostate Cancer
6,489
1.82
4,374
0.96
12. Stomach Cancer
5,910
1.66
1,535
0.34
13. Pancreas Cancer
5,430
1.52
2,007
0.44
14. Alcohol
5,238
1.47
987
0.22
15. Hypertension
4,937
1.38
12,789
2.81
16. Falls
4,712
1.32
1,399
0.31
17. Bladder Cancer
4,700
1.32
829
0.18
18. Suicide
4,282
1.20
13,774
3.03
19. Lymphomas
4,141
1.16
2,818
0.62
20. Kidney Disease
4,065
1.14
15,302
3.37
21. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,701
1.04
4,676
1.03
22. Road Traffic Accidents
3,555
1.00
13,014
2.86
23. Inflammatory/Heart
3,495
0.98
5,408
1.19
24. Leukemia
3,456
0.97
1,464
0.32
25. Oral Cancer
3,377
0.95
1,406
0.31
26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3,091
0.87
1,894
0.42
27. Ovary Cancer
2,929
0.82
951
0.21
28. Other Injuries
2,527
0.71
6,014
1.32
29. Liver Cancer
2,290
0.64
2,383
0.52
30. Uterin Cancer
2,163
0.61
512
0.11
31. Skin Cancers
2,155
0.60
993
0.22
32. Cervical Cancer
1,907
0.53
5,555
1.22
33. Oesophagus Cancer
1,803
0.51
3,486
0.77
34. Parkinson's Disease
1,500
0.42
1,077
0.24
35. Epilepsy
1,145
0.32
1,870
0.41
36. Congenital Anomalies
916
0.26
4,351
0.96
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
839
0.24
15,843
3.49
38. Endocrine Disorders
831
0.23
5,890
1.30
39. Drownings
636
0.18
2,403
0.53
40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
612
0.17
1,015
0.22
41. Tuberculosis
597
0.17
21,965
4.83
42. Low Birth Weight
579
0.16
6,250
1.37
43. Asthma
540
0.15
5,966
1.31
44. Multiple Sclerosis
502
0.14
113
0.02
45. Fires
474
0.13
3,618
0.80
46. Skin Disease
469
0.13
1,101
0.24
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
369
0.10
376
0.08
48. Drug Use
321
0.09
770
0.17
49. Violence
294
0.08
21,000
4.62
50. Malnutrition
291
0.08
2,381
0.52
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Poland POLAND   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
34.89
6
18.34
64
2. Prostate Cancer
19.88
67
35.20
22
3. Breast Cancer
18.79
67
18.21
76
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
18.53
9
8.90
89
5. Stomach Cancer
7.91
64
3.68
137
6. Ovary Cancer
7.50
11
3.85
115
7. Pancreas Cancer
7.25
38
4.98
65
8. Bladder Cancer
5.63
5
2.19
83
9. Lymphomas
5.60
59
6.08
39
10. Cervical Cancer
5.18
123
20.99
37
11. Oral Cancer
5.03
37
3.18
80
12. Leukemia
4.63
34
3.34
108
13. Uterin Cancer
4.52
24
2.15
99
14. Liver Cancer
3.10
162
5.46
87
15. Skin Cancers
2.72
42
2.47
53
16. Oesophagus Cancer
2.61
86
8.50
16
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.