Prostate cancer death rate in men in Poland
Poland: Prostate cancer death rate in men was 17.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Poland, 1959–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prostate cancer death rate in men in Poland is 17.11, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prostate cancer death rate in men in Poland peaked at 17.55 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 1959.
That places Poland 30th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Prostate cancer death rate in men in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 3.5 | — |
| 1960 | 4.5 | +28.3% |
| 1961 | 4.49 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.67 | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 7.85 | +38.4% |
| 1964 | 9.22 | +17.5% |
| 1965 | 9.31 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 9.57 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 10.4 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 10.25 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 9.98 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 10.92 | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 10.99 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 10.73 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 10.13 | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 9.75 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 10.08 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 10.44 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 9.77 | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 10.65 | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 10.29 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 10.81 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 10.32 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 10.43 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 11.29 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 11.03 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 11.44 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 11.27 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 11.92 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 12.24 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 11.87 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 11.72 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 12.43 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 11.83 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 12.8 | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 13.37 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 13.74 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 14.37 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 15.06 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 16.24 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 17.09 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 17.22 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.47 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 16.95 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 16.5 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.49 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.02 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 16.38 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 16.58 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.62 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 15.74 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.7 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.68 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.8 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.92 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 17.55 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 17.55 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.3 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.49 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.43 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.59 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 17.11 | +3.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 17.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.28, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Poland's 17.11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.94, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prostate cancer death rate in men in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +38.4% | 5.67 | 7.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 1960s | 8.12 | 4.49 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.37 | 9.75 | 10.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.26 | 10.32 | 12.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.17 | 11.72 | 15.06 | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.69 | 16.24 | 17.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.54 | 15.62 | 17.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.04 | 16.59 | 17.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prostate cancer death rate in men in Poland?
- Prostate cancer death rate in men in Poland was 17.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.55 in 2016.
- What is the lowest prostate cancer death rate in men recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 1959.
- How does Poland rank for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Poland ranks 30th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prostate cancer death rate in men rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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