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What is a 17-year-old girl in Switzerland 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
0.02%
1 in 5,540
Next 10 years
0.18%
1 in 568
Life expectancy
86
about 69 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. 01Suicide29%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
  2. 02Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)10%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  3. 03Road accidents9.6%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  4. 04Accidental poisoning & overdose7.8%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  5. 05Other cancers6.5%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  6. 06Falls3.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  7. 07Homicide3.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  8. 08Other accidents2.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.53%
Show the other 20 causes27% together
  1. 09Other causes2.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.7%
  2. 10High blood pressure & other circulatory disease2.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 10%
  3. 11Other mental health conditions2.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  4. 12Congenital conditions2.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  5. 13Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)1.8%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  6. 14Heart failure & other heart disease1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 10%
  7. 15Pneumonia & flu1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  8. 16Drug use disorder1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  9. 17Brain cancer1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
  10. 18Mouth, throat & larynx cancer1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
  11. 19Uterine & ovarian cancer1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  12. 20Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
  13. 21Leukaemia & lymphoma0.91%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  14. 22Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.91%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  15. 23COVID-190.86%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  16. 24Lung cancer0.45%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  17. 25Breast cancer0.45%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.2%
  18. 26Liver cancer0.45%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  19. 27Kidney cancer0.45%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  20. 28Pregnancy & childbirth0.45%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

Some of these risks are about mental health and substances. They are among the most preventable — if you or someone you love is struggling, call Die Dargebotene Hand on 143 (a small charge per call) — confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

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

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Full page with comparisons: women aged 15–19 in Switzerland

How long people like this live: life expectancy.