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What is a 17-year-old girl in Malta 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 10,928
Next 10 years
0.14%
1 in 713
Life expectancy
85
about 68 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Other cancers20%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  2. 02Congenital conditions20%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  3. 03Road accidents20%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  4. 04Suicide20%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  5. 05Heart failure & other heart disease7.1%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.9%
  6. 06Heart attack & coronary heart disease4.8%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 15%
  7. 07Uterine & ovarian cancer2.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  8. 08Leukaemia & lymphoma2.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
Show the other 2 causes4.8% together
  1. 09Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)2.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.81%
  2. 10Homicide2.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%

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 the national mental health helpline on 1579 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 17-year-old girl in Malta, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Malta (2018, 2019 and 2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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

How long people like this live: life expectancy.