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What is a 17-year-old girl in Czechia 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 5,686
Next 10 years
0.24%
1 in 422
Life expectancy
83
about 66 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. 01Suicide21%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  2. 02Road accidents16%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.22%
  3. 03Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)7.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  4. 04Other cancers6.7%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
  5. 05Heart failure & other heart disease6.1%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  6. 06Pneumonia & flu5.8%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
  7. 07Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)5.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.76%
  8. 08Other mental health conditions3.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
Show the other 21 causes29% together
  1. 09High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.5%
  2. 10Stroke2.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.1%
  3. 11Kidney disease2.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  4. 12Breast cancer2.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  5. 13Drowning2.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  6. 14Other digestive disease2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  7. 15Brain cancer1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.55%
  8. 16Other causes1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  9. 17Pregnancy & childbirth1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  10. 18Falls1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
  11. 19Accidental poisoning & overdose1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  12. 20Pancreatic cancer1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  13. 21COVID-191.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  14. 22Congenital conditions1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  15. 23Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.98%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  16. 24Homicide0.98%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  17. 25Leukaemia & lymphoma0.85%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  18. 26Lung cancer0.33%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  19. 27Melanoma (skin cancer)0.33%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
  20. 28Other lung disease0.33%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.94%
  21. 29Diabetes0.33%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.9%

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 Linka první psychické pomoci on 116 123 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

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

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

How long people like this live: life expectancy.

What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 17-year-old girl in Czechia

Based on Czech national screening programmes and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.