Who dies of other mental health conditions?
In the median of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, 0.14% of men and 0.17% of women eventually die of other mental health 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 other mental health 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% (0.13% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.75% of the risk) |
| 20–24 | <0.01% (0.28% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.76% of the risk) |
| 25–29 | <0.01% (0.26% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.62% of the risk) |
| 30–34 | <0.01% (0.25% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.57% of the risk) |
| 35–39 | <0.01% (0.19% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.52% of the risk) |
| 40–44 | <0.01% (0.18% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.44% of the risk) |
| 45–49 | <0.01% (0.26% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.43% of the risk) |
| 50–54 | 0.02% (0.27% of the risk) | 0.01% (0.32% of the risk) |
| 55–59 | 0.03% (0.28% of the risk) | 0.01% (0.29% of the risk) |
| 60–64 | 0.04% (0.22% of the risk) | 0.03% (0.28% of the risk) |
| 65–69 | 0.03% (0.18% of the risk) | 0.03% (0.27% of the risk) |
| 70–74 | 0.04% (0.15% of the risk) | 0.04% (0.19% of the risk) |
| 75–79 | 0.06% (0.12% of the risk) | 0.07% (0.16% of the risk) |
| 80–84 | 0.08% (0.10% of the risk) | 0.09% (0.14% of the risk) |
| 85–89 | 0.09% (0.10% of the risk) | 0.08% (0.10% of the risk) |
| 90–94 | 0.10% (0.10% of the risk) | 0.08% (0.08% of the risk) |
Lifetime chance, men: highest and lowest countries
Lifetime chance, women: highest and lowest countries
What changes the odds
Treatment and support work — your doctor is a good place to start.
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Questions
- At what age is other mental health conditions most likely to be the cause of death?
- For men, other mental health conditions takes its largest share of deaths at 20–24: 0.28% 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 other mental health conditions?
- Of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, France has the highest lifetime chance of dying of other mental health conditions for men (0.63%), and Slovakia the lowest (<0.01%).
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.