Who dies of Parkinson's disease?
In the median of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, 1.3% of men and 1.0% of women eventually die of Parkinson's disease. 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 Parkinson's disease 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% (0% of the risk) | 0% (0% of the risk) |
| 20–24 | 0% (0% of the risk) | 0% (0% of the risk) |
| 25–29 | 0% (0% of the risk) | 0% (0% of the risk) |
| 30–34 | 0% (0% of the risk) | 0% (0% of the risk) |
| 35–39 | 0% (0% of the risk) | 0% (0% of the risk) |
| 40–44 | <0.01% (0.02% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.02% of the risk) |
| 45–49 | <0.01% (0.07% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.07% of the risk) |
| 50–54 | <0.01% (0.15% of the risk) | <0.01% (0.14% of the risk) |
| 55–59 | 0.03% (0.31% of the risk) | 0.01% (0.28% of the risk) |
| 60–64 | 0.10% (0.63% of the risk) | 0.04% (0.52% of the risk) |
| 65–69 | 0.26% (1.2% of the risk) | 0.12% (0.94% of the risk) |
| 70–74 | 0.54% (1.7% of the risk) | 0.28% (1.3% of the risk) |
| 75–79 | 0.92% (1.8% of the risk) | 0.52% (1.5% of the risk) |
| 80–84 | 1.2% (1.7% of the risk) | 0.74% (1.3% of the risk) |
| 85–89 | 1.1% (1.2% of the risk) | 0.76% (0.89% of the risk) |
| 90–94 | 0.82% (0.86% of the risk) | 0.55% (0.58% of the risk) |
Lifetime chance, men: highest and lowest countries
Lifetime chance, women: highest and lowest countries
What changes the odds
No habit is proven to prevent Parkinson's disease. Treatment controls the symptoms for many years, and regular exercise helps people stay mobile.
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Questions
- At what age is Parkinson's disease most likely to be the cause of death?
- For men, Parkinson's disease takes its largest share of deaths at 75–79: 1.8% 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 Parkinson's disease?
- Of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, Luxembourg has the highest lifetime chance of dying of Parkinson's disease for men (2.6%), and Moldova the lowest (0.03%).
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.