Egypt vs Poland: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Egypt
10.4%
in 2019
Poland
9.4%
in 2022
Egypt rank
25th
Poland rank
27th
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time
- Egypt
- Poland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 10.4% against 9.4% in Poland, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 25th and Poland ranks 27th of 113 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.5% | 11.3% | 9.2% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 22.7% | 8.7% | 14.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 7.2% | 15.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.2% | 3.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 6.6% | 9.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 7.8% | 3.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Egypt or Poland?
- Egypt, at 10.4% against 9.4% in Poland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Egypt and Poland?
- 1.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Poland rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Poland ranks 27th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.