Who dies of congenital conditions?
In the median of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, 0.24% of men and 0.21% of women eventually die of congenital conditions. It is never the most likely cause of death for any one country, sex and age group — but it adds up over a lifetime.
The risk by age
Chance of dying of congenital conditions within 10 years, and its share of all the risk at that age — the median of 36 countries. Your own country's numbers are one click away on its page.
| Age | men | women |
|---|---|---|
| 15–19 | <0.01% (1.7% of the risk) | <0.01% (2.7% of the risk) |
| 20–24 | <0.01% (1.2% of the risk) | <0.01% (2.3% of the risk) |
| 25–29 | <0.01% (0.99% of the risk) | <0.01% (1.4% of the risk) |
| 30–34 | <0.01% (0.72% of the risk) | <0.01% (1.2% of the risk) |
| 35–39 | 0.01% (0.68% of the risk) | <0.01% (1.0% of the risk) |
| 40–44 | 0.02% (0.58% of the risk) | 0.01% (0.96% of the risk) |
| 45–49 | 0.02% (0.55% of the risk) | 0.02% (0.98% of the risk) |
| 50–54 | 0.03% (0.45% of the risk) | 0.03% (0.77% of the risk) |
| 55–59 | 0.03% (0.30% of the risk) | 0.03% (0.53% of the risk) |
| 60–64 | 0.03% (0.18% of the risk) | 0.02% (0.26% of the risk) |
| 65–69 | 0.02% (0.11% of the risk) | 0.02% (0.14% of the risk) |
| 70–74 | 0.02% (0.05% of the risk) | 0.01% (0.07% of the risk) |
| 75–79 | 0.02% (0.04% of the risk) | 0.02% (0.04% of the risk) |
| 80–84 | 0.02% (0.02% of the risk) | 0.01% (0.02% of the risk) |
| 85–89 | 0.01% (0.02% of the risk) | 0.01% (0.01% of the risk) |
| 90–94 | 0.01% (0.01% of the risk) | <0.01% (<0.01% of the risk) |
Lifetime chance, men: highest and lowest countries
Lifetime chance, women: highest and lowest countries
What changes the odds
Folic acid before and in early pregnancy prevents many birth defects of the brain and spine, and specialist care keeps improving survival for people born with heart conditions.
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Questions
- At what age is congenital conditions most likely to be the cause of death?
- For men, congenital conditions takes its largest share of deaths at 15–19: 1.7% of the risk of dying in the next 10 years, in the median of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age.
- Which country has the highest risk of dying of congenital conditions?
- Of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, Finland has the highest lifetime chance of dying of congenital conditions for men (0.37%), and Czechia the lowest (0.11%).
Computed by Odainn from official mortality statistics (Eurostat; ONS, NRS and NISRA; CDC; Statistics Canada) for 36 countries, latest years — how we calculate. Belarus is left out: deaths by cause and age aren't published together there, so the split by cause is our estimate. Population statistics, not a prediction for any individual. Educational, not medical advice.