Who dies of uterine & ovarian cancer?
In the median of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, 1.6% of women eventually die of uterine & ovarian cancer. 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 uterine & ovarian cancer 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 | women |
|---|---|
| 15–19 | <0.01% (0.51% of the risk) |
| 20–24 | <0.01% (1.0% of the risk) |
| 25–29 | <0.01% (1.7% of the risk) |
| 30–34 | 0.01% (2.6% of the risk) |
| 35–39 | 0.03% (3.2% of the risk) |
| 40–44 | 0.06% (4.0% of the risk) |
| 45–49 | 0.11% (4.8% of the risk) |
| 50–54 | 0.19% (4.9% of the risk) |
| 55–59 | 0.27% (4.6% of the risk) |
| 60–64 | 0.38% (4.3% of the risk) |
| 65–69 | 0.50% (3.5% of the risk) |
| 70–74 | 0.60% (2.6% of the risk) |
| 75–79 | 0.66% (1.7% of the risk) |
| 80–84 | 0.63% (1.0% of the risk) |
| 85–89 | 0.48% (0.56% of the risk) |
| 90–94 | 0.31% (0.32% of the risk) |
Lifetime chance, women: highest and lowest countries
What changes the odds
A healthy weight lowers the risk of womb cancer. Bleeding after the menopause, or bloating and tummy pain on most days, are reasons to see a doctor.
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Questions
- At what age is uterine & ovarian cancer most likely to be the cause of death?
- For women, uterine & ovarian cancer takes its largest share of deaths at 50–54: 4.9% 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 uterine & ovarian cancer?
- Of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, Malta has the highest lifetime chance of dying of uterine & ovarian cancer for women (2.3%), and Türkiye the lowest (0.87%).
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.