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What is a 17-year-old boy in Austria most likely to die from?

Move the controls. The answer comes from official mortality statistics for 37 countries in Europe and North America — and it surprises almost everyone.

Country
Age
17
Sex at birth

Official mortality statistics are published by sex at birth, which is why we ask.

Next 12 months
0.05%
1 in 2,205
Next 10 years
0.48%
1 in 206
Life expectancy
80
about 63 more years on average
The surpriseAt 17, the top risk in the next 10 years isn't aging — it's suicide.
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Suicide23%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  2. 02Road accidents20%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  3. 03Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)20%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  4. 04Other accidents5.2%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  5. 05Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)3.6%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  6. 06Congenital conditions3.6%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  7. 07Other cancers3.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
  8. 08Other causes2.5%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
Show the other 22 causes19% together
  1. 09Leukaemia & lymphoma2.3%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  2. 10Brain cancer2.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.62%
  3. 11Drug use disorder1.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  4. 12Accidental poisoning & overdose1.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  5. 13Drowning1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  6. 14Heart failure & other heart disease1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.7%
  7. 15Falls1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  8. 16Homicide0.96%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  9. 17Diabetes0.83%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  10. 18COVID-190.69%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  11. 19Heart attack & coronary heart disease0.69%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 16%
  12. 20Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.55%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  13. 21Kidney cancer0.55%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
  14. 22Colorectal cancer0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  15. 23COPD & chronic lung disease0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  16. 24Other mental health conditions0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  17. 25Stroke0.28%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.6%
  18. 26Stomach cancer0.28%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.87%
  19. 27Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.28%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  20. 28High blood pressure & other circulatory disease0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.5%
  21. 29Oesophageal cancer0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.62%
  22. 30Pneumonia & flu0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%

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For people like a 17-year-old boy in Austria, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Austria (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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Full page with comparisons: men aged 15–19 in Austria

How long people like this live: life expectancy.