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What is a 17-year-old boy 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
0.02%
1 in 6,146
Next 10 years
0.23%
1 in 428
Life expectancy
81
about 64 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. 01Suicide64%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.67%
  2. 02Falls20%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  3. 03Road accidents2.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  4. 04Homicide2.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  5. 05Stomach cancer1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  6. 06Liver cancer1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  7. 07Pneumonia & flu1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.5%
  8. 08Other lung disease1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.2%
Show the other 5 causes6.1% together
  1. 09Other digestive disease1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  2. 10Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  3. 11Drowning1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  4. 12Other accidents1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  5. 13Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%

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 boy 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: men aged 15–19 in Malta

How long people like this live: life expectancy.