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What is a 17-year-old boy 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
0.03%
1 in 3,220
Next 10 years
0.55%
1 in 183
Life expectancy
77
about 60 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%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  2. 02Road accidents21%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.69%
  3. 03Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)7.6%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.67%
  4. 04Other cancers4.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
  5. 05Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)4.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.90%
  6. 06Heart failure & other heart disease3.9%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.9%
  7. 07Other accidents3.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  8. 08Accidental poisoning & overdose3.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
Show the other 24 causes24% together
  1. 09Pneumonia & flu2.8%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  2. 10Drowning2.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  3. 11Falls2.0%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.69%
  4. 12High blood pressure & other circulatory disease2.0%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.7%
  5. 13Stroke1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.5%
  6. 14Other causes1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  7. 15Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  8. 16Homicide1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  9. 17Leukaemia & lymphoma1.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  10. 18Other digestive disease1.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  11. 19Brain cancer0.98%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  12. 20Congenital conditions0.89%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  13. 21Other lung disease0.84%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  14. 22Diabetes0.84%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.3%
  15. 23Heart attack & coronary heart disease0.69%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  16. 24Lung cancer0.55%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.6%
  17. 25Kidney disease0.40%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  18. 26Colorectal cancer0.29%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.2%
  19. 27Melanoma (skin cancer)0.29%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  20. 28Liver cancer0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.91%
  21. 29Kidney cancer0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.91%
  22. 30Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  23. 31Alcohol use disorder0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  24. 32Other mental health conditions0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%

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 boy 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: men aged 15–19 in Czechia

How long people like this live: life expectancy.