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What is a 17-year-old boy in Greece 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 3,059
Next 10 years
0.50%
1 in 202
Life expectancy
79
about 62 more years on average
The surpriseAt 17, the top risk in the next 10 years isn't aging — it's road accidents.
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Road accidents43%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.96%
  2. 02Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)7.5%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  3. 03Suicide5.5%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease4.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.9%
  5. 05Heart attack & coronary heart disease4.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  6. 06Other accidents3.7%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  7. 07Other cancers3.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  8. 08Other causes2.8%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
Show the other 25 causes26% together
  1. 09Brain cancer2.7%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.88%
  2. 10Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)2.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  3. 11Accidental poisoning & overdose2.3%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  4. 12Congenital conditions2.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  5. 13Leukaemia & lymphoma2.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  6. 14High blood pressure & other circulatory disease2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.4%
  7. 15Homicide1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  8. 16Other mental health conditions1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
  9. 17Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.96%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  10. 18Other digestive disease0.90%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  11. 19Colorectal cancer0.83%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  12. 20COVID-190.75%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.3%
  13. 21Stroke0.74%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.3%
  14. 22Falls0.74%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  15. 23Drowning0.68%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  16. 24Pneumonia & flu0.59%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  17. 25Liver cancer0.52%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  18. 26Breast cancer0.37%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  19. 27Kidney cancer0.37%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.68%
  20. 28Drug use disorder0.37%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  21. 29Lung cancer0.30%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.5%
  22. 30Other lung disease0.30%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.4%
  23. 31Stomach cancer0.15%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  24. 32Melanoma (skin cancer)0.15%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  25. 33Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.15%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.72%

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 10306, the national psychosocial support line — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

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

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

How long people like this live: life expectancy.