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What is a 17-year-old girl in Denmark 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
<0.01%
1 in 10,669
Next 10 years
0.14%
1 in 709
Life expectancy
84
about 67 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. 01Suicide25%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
  2. 02Accidental poisoning & overdose13%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  3. 03Road accidents8.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  4. 04Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)6.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  5. 05Other cancers6.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.4%
  6. 06Brain cancer5.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.63%
  7. 07Diabetes4.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  8. 08Congenital conditions4.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
Show the other 16 causes27% together
  1. 09High blood pressure & other circulatory disease4.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.9%
  2. 10Leukaemia & lymphoma2.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  3. 11Other digestive disease2.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  4. 12Other accidents2.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.56%
  5. 13Uterine & ovarian cancer2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  6. 14Other lung disease2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  7. 15Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  8. 16Breast cancer1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  9. 17Other causes1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.6%
  10. 18Pneumonia & flu1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.3%
  11. 19Colorectal cancer0.74%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  12. 20Cervical cancer0.74%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
  13. 21Other mental health conditions0.74%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.60%
  14. 22Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.74%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  15. 23COVID-190.74%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  16. 24Homicide0.74%
    <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 Livslinien on 70 201 201 (09:00–05:00, normal call rate) — confidential; at other times, call 112 (or findahelpline.com).

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

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

How long people like this live: life expectancy.