That was still true a few years ago. Meanwhile, last year rural men lived 7 months less than city men did. According to the data, the life span of Poles also depends on the region of the country in which they live. On the other hand, the residents of od and vicinity and western Poland, especially Lublin province, live the shortest. The average life span of Poles has lengthened in recent years thanks to an improvement in their standard of living.
People now can afford better medical care.
They are also starting to pay more attention to proper eating habits. Poles live longer than the residents of Eastern Europe do but not as long as the citizens of many Western European countries do. In Iceland, Switzerland and Sweden the average life span of men exceeds 76 years, in Norway, Greece and Holland - 75 years.