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Calcium Dashboard – Details by Country

Poland


Country Typology: Low disease risk, high intervention/policy environment

Health Data

Preterm Births:

  • Lancet Estimates: Preterm Birth Rate per 100 Live Births: 7.3 [7.0-7.6] 1
  • GBD Estimates: DALYS per 100,000 [CI]: 192 [158, 225] 2

Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths: 3

  • DALYs per 100,000: 1.27 [0.79, 1.95]
  • Deaths per 100,000: 0.00 [0.00, 0.00]

Bone Fractures Incidence Rate per 100,000 [CI]: 4354.9 [3930, 4823.5] 4

Diet and Food Supply

Calcium Intake: 746.4mg/day (332.1) 5

Apparent Calcium Intake: 1023 mg/day 6

Policies

Calcium Fortification:
No fortification policy

Antenatal Care Guidelines: 7

  • Supplementation Recommendation:
    Target: Women at high risk of deficiency or insufficient intake
  • Food-Based Recommendation:
    • Milk and dairy products (yogurt, cheese)
    • Vegetables (broccoli, kale)
    • Legumes
    • Nuts (eg. almonds)
    • Mineral waters rich in calcium

References:

1 Preterm Births - Lancet Estimates
Ohuma EO, Moller A-B, Bradley E, et al. National, regional, and global. estimates of preterm birth in 2020, with trends from 2010: a systematic analysis. Lancet 2023; 402: 1261–71.

2 Preterm Births - GBD Estimates
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 7/23/2025). For terms and conditions of use, please visit http://www.healthdata.org/about/terms-and-conditions

3 Maternal Hypertensive Disorders - DALYS & Deaths
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Accessed 9/16/2024).

4 Bone Fractures
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021). Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2022. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/. (Accessed 7/18/2025).

5 Calcium Intake
Iglesias-Vázquez L, Suliburska J, Kocyłowski R, Bakinowska E, Arija V. Nutrient Intake among Pregnant Women in Spain and Poland: A Comparative Analysis. Nutrients. 2023 Jul 20;15(14):3225.

6 Apparent Calcium Intake
Updated for 2022 based on: Lividini, K., Masters, W.A. Tracing global flows of bioactive compounds from farm to fork in nutrient balance sheets can help guide intervention towards healthier food supplies. Nat Food 3, 703–715 (2022).

7 Antenatal Care Guidelines
Instytut Matki i Dziecka, Zakład Żywienia. Żywienie kobiet w okresie ciąży. Published online 2021. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://imid.med.pl/pl/aktualnosci/nowy-poradnik-zywienie-kobiet-w-okresie-ciazy-teoria-i-praktyka