Deaths are caused by external causes at an earlier age: accidents, suicides. Mature men suffer from cardiovascular diseases, mainly ischemic disease and cancers (of the lungs, colon and stomach).

The causes of death among men change with age. Among the younger ones, external causes, such as accidents or suicides, dominate, and the older ones most often die of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

Diseases from which men die most often in Poland

1. Cardiovascular diseases (40.8%)

2. Malignant neoplasms (25.9%)

  • lung cancer,
  • colorectal cancer,
  • prostate cancer,
  • stomach cancer.

3. External causes (accidents, suicides) (9.1%)

4. Disease symptoms (6.7%)

5. Respiratory diseases (5.7%)

6. Digestive system diseases (4.7%)

7. Other (7.1%)

Risk of cancer: what do the statistics say?

Men living in rural areas are at greater risk of mortality due to cancer. However, this is not due to increased morbidity, but to the age structure of urban and rural residents. In fact, cancer mortality in cities is higher. Malignant neoplasm of the prostate causes 87% deaths among men older than 65 years.

In 2010, 51,817 men died of cancer in Poland.

The most common diseases of the circulatory system:

  • ischemic heart disease causing a heart attack;
  • diseases of the brain vessels;
  • cardiopulmonary syndrome.

Where do we live the longest?

The lowest premature mortality (aged 24-65) has been at the lowest level for many years in Podlaskie Voivodeship. On the other hand, in Łódź, its level is very high. In the Śląskie Voivodeship, the greatest number of men is exposed to ischemic heart diseases.

Men die more often than women

In all age groups, men die more often than women. Men in Poland also die more often than the EU average indicates. The data of the European Statistical Office show that in 2010 the average life expectancy of Poles was 72.1 years, and that of Polish women 80.7 years. Worryingly, in all age groups, males die more often than thatwomen. The largest disproportion occurs among men aged 30-59 and indicates that 75% more men die in this age group in Poland than in other EU countries. In relation to Swedes, the longest-lived men in the EU, Poles lose almost 8 years of their lives!

National Institute of Public He alth - National Institute of Hygiene

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Male diseases