Poland – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Poland
POLAND- A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 38,115,641
Female percentage of population (2007): 51.67%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 15.8% |
| Ages 15-24 | 15.9% |
| Ages 25-49 | 36.0% |
| Ages 50-64 | 18.9% |
| Ages 65-79 | 10.6% |
| Age 80 and older | 2.9% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004) :
- Female: 16.04%
- Male: 17.97%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 15.72%
- Male: 10.20%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 79.7 years female
- 70.9 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (1997): 161.22
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005):8
Percentage using contraception (1991): 49.4%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 50.6%
- Male: 63.6%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 51.3%
- 1997: 50.6%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 10.3%
- Male: 9.0%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees: no data
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 86.3%
Marriage rate (2007): 6.52 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 1.7 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 2298
- – Male: 4294
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 155.3
- – Male: 295.6
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 16.98
- – Death: 8.09
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 61.16
- – Death: 20.80
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 512
- – Colorectal: 1031
- – Lung: 2273
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 27.7
- Male: 43.1
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 28.6
- Male: 103.0
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 17.41
- Male: 99.49
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita (2003): 7.79
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 1934.24
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- Female: 75.4%
- Male: 52.2%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 19.5%
- Male: 41.3%
Percentage overweight: no data
Percentage obese (1996, self-reported):
- Female: 12.4%
- Male: 10.3%
Low Energy Expenditure: no data
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.