The Field of “Public Health” as a Component of Sustainable Development—Poland Compared to the European Union
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
- The analysis of operational indicators of sustainable development in the field of public health makes it possible to monitor the commitment of countries to improving health and levelling social inequalities that determine the health condition.
- The results of international comparisons provide information that is a benchmark for the development of the appropriate public health policy in each country.
3. Materials and Methods
- Part I
- Part II
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- Economic factors
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- Expenditure on prevention in health care (in USD per PPP per person)
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- Household expenditure in health care (in USD according to PPP per person)
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- Consumption of medical services
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- Number of medical consultations in health care (number of consultations per person)
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- Environmental factors
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- Air pollution with PM10 dust (µg/m3)
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- Number of people exposed to noise (percentage of the total number of people)
4. Results
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- Four (2017–2018):
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- Italy, Netherlands, Germany
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- Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Estonia, Luxembourg, France, Denmark
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- Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic
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- Greece, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium, Austria
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- Five (2019):
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- Italy, Netherlands, Germany
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- Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary
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- Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Estonia
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- Luxembourg, Denmark, Slovenia, France, Czech Republic
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- Greece, Spain, Latvia, Belgium, Austria
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Groups | The Statistical Measure | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Women | |||||||||||
Poland | 80.7 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.7 | 81.6 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 81.9 | |
27 EU countries | average | 82.0 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 82.7 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.4 |
median | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 84.2 | |
Countries belonging to the EU since 2004 | average | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.0 | 81.5 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.8 |
median | 80.0 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 81.1 | 80.9 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.6 | |
Men | |||||||||||
Poland | 72.2 | 72.5 | 72.6 | 73.0 | 73.7 | 73.5 | 73.9 | 73.9 | 73.7 | 74.1 | |
27 EU countries | average | 75.7 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.6 | 76.9 | 76.9 | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.7 |
median | 77.5 | 77.9 | 78.0 | 78.1 | 78.7 | 78.7 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.3 | |
Countries belonging to the EU since 2004 | average | 72.6 | 72.9 | 73.1 | 73.6 | 73.9 | 73.9 | 74.3 | 74.4 | 74.5 | 74.9 |
median | 71.4 | 71.9 | 72.1 | 72.9 | 72.9 | 73.2 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 74.2 |
Groups | The Statistical Measure | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Women | |||||||||||
Poland | 62.3 | 63.2 | 62.8 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 63.2 | 64.6 | 63.5 | 64.3 | 64.1 | |
27 EU countries | average | 61.7 | 61.7 | 62.1 | 61.8 | 62.2 | 61.7 | 62.7 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.9 |
median | 62.3 | 62.0 | 62.6 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 62.7 | 63.1 | 62.0 | 61.8 | 62.6 | |
Countries belonging to the EU since 2004 | average | 60.8 | 60.3 | 61.1 | 61.3 | 61.9 | 60.9 | 62.1 | 60.8 | 61.0 | 62.0 |
median | 60.5 | 60.1 | 61.0 | 60.9 | 61.2 | 59.7 | 59.8 | 60.3 | 60.7 | 61.9 | |
Men | |||||||||||
Poland | 58.5 | 59.1 | 59.1 | 59.2 | 59.8 | 60.1 | 61.3 | 60.6 | 60.5 | 60.9 | |
27 EU countries | average | 60.8 | 61.1 | 61.3 | 61.2 | 61.4 | 61.4 | 62.1 | 61.7 | 61.8 | 62.2 |
median | 61.3 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 61.5 | 62.6 | 60.6 | 61.5 | 61.8 | |
Countries belonging to the EU since 2004 | average | 58.6 | 58.4 | 59.1 | 59.4 | 59.7 | 59.2 | 60.3 | 59.3 | 59.3 | 60.1 |
median | 57.3 | 57.6 | 58.4 | 58.9 | 59.0 | 58.8 | 59.7 | 59.4 | 59.8 | 60.8 |
Groups | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Neoplasms | ||||||||||
Poland | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 26.7 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 26.5 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 25.6 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 26.6 | 25.7 | 26.2 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 26.1 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 24.4 | 24.7 |
Diabetes mellitus | ||||||||||
Poland | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Diseases of the circulatory system | ||||||||||
Poland | 50.5 | 49.9 | 49.6 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.5 | 49.8 | 49.4 | 49.4 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 42.3 | 42.0 | 41.8 | 41.0 | 40.5 | 40.3 | 39.5 | 39.1 | 38.2 | 38.0 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 51.1 | 51.0 | 50.9 | 50.1 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.0 | 48.8 | 47.8 | 47.7 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | ||||||||||
Poland | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
Chronic lower respiratory diseases | ||||||||||
Poland | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Groups | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First quintile | ||||||||||
Poland | 36.1 | 35.5 | 35.4 | 34.3 | 35.3 | 36.4 | 38.6 | 43.0 | 45.2 | 46.6 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 36.2 | 35.8 | 36.2 | 36.7 | 37.2 | 38.7 | 38.8 | 40.9 | 42.2 | 42.5 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 36.2 | 35.8 | 37.3 | 37.2 | 38.1 | 39.9 | 40.7 | 44.2 | 46.1 | 46.3 |
Second quintile | ||||||||||
Poland | 37.3 | 38.2 | 38.7 | 37.9 | 37.0 | 39.6 | 40.6 | 43.0 | 41.9 | 42.5 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 37.1 | 37.6 | 37.7 | 38.8 | 38.6 | 39.7 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 39.6 | 40.1 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 37.8 | 39.0 | 39.1 | 40.0 | 39.4 | 41.2 | 41.0 | 42.9 | 41.7 | 42.4 |
Third quintile | ||||||||||
Poland | 36.0 | 34.6 | 36.4 | 35.4 | 36.2 | 38.5 | 38.9 | 39.7 | 38.8 | 40.7 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 31.5 | 32.6 | 31.9 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 33.1 | 33.0 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 32.3 | 33.1 | 32.4 | 32.7 | 33.4 | 33.7 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 33.4 | 32.9 |
Fourth quintile | ||||||||||
Poland | 31.3 | 34.0 | 33.0 | 33.7 | 33.5 | 34.9 | 34.3 | 37.3 | 34.1 | 34.2 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 27.0 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 28.6 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 29.4 | 28.1 | 27.7 |
Groups | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 = 100% | |||||||||
Poland | 86.4 | 89.4 | 90.0 | 86.8 | 79.6 | 84.9 | 81.5 | 87.0 | 80.4 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 105.1 | 105.2 | 104.1 | 101.1 | 96.6 | 96.1 | 95.3 | 96.3 | 92.5 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 102.4 | 99.0 | 98.8 | 94.2 | 85.1 | 83.5 | 81.5 | 82.3 | 77.2 |
Previous year = 100% | |||||||||
Poland | 86.4 | 103.5 | 100.7 | 96.4 | 91.8 | 106.6 | 95.9 | 106.8 | 92.5 |
Average for the 27 EU countries | 96.7 | 100.1 | 99.0 | 97.1 | 95.5 | 99.5 | 99.2 | 101.1 | 96.0 |
Average for EU countries since 2004 | 95.1 | 96.7 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 90.4 | 98.0 | 97.7 | 101.0 | 93.8 |
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Strzelecka, A. The Field of “Public Health” as a Component of Sustainable Development—Poland Compared to the European Union. Sustainability 2021, 13, 10351. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810351
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Chicago/Turabian StyleStrzelecka, Agnieszka. 2021. "The Field of “Public Health” as a Component of Sustainable Development—Poland Compared to the European Union" Sustainability 13, no. 18: 10351. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810351