Health in Poland

As of 2022[update], life expectancy at birth in Poland was 77.12 years,[1]: 70  73.4 for male and 81.1 for female,[1]: 12  ranking it 21st in the EU region in 2021, according to Eurostat data.

The National Health Situation Report 2016 points smoking, alcohol abuse and overweight/obesity as the main factors contributing to years of life lost in the disability-adjusted life year scale: The legal age for buying tobacco or alcohol is 18.

A blanket ban on smoking in public places was introduced on 15 November 2010, with a penalty fine of up to 500 zlotys.

Owners of pubs, restaurants, and other public spots are obliged to place a visible ‘No Smoking’ sign.

[4] Overweight and obesity indicate abnormal or excessive fat growth that presents an upcoming future health risk.

A rough measure of obesity among the population is the body mass index (BMI), a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of height (in meters).

Poland operates a publicly funded universal health care system based on compulsory insurance model in which all people insured in Poland, EU and EFTA countries, as well as citizens of select other countries,[7] have the right to access public healthcare, guaranteed by the Polish constitution, and organized by the National Health Fund (Polish: Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia; NFZ).