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What is a 17-year-old girl in Romania 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 4,007
Next 10 years
0.26%
1 in 387
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 road accidents.
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Road accidents18%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
  2. 02Pneumonia & flu9.7%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
  3. 03Suicide7.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  4. 04Other digestive disease5.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  5. 05Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)5.1%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  6. 06Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)4.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  7. 07Heart attack & coronary heart disease4.5%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 20%
  8. 08Heart failure & other heart disease3.9%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.6%
Show the other 31 causes42% together
  1. 09Leukaemia & lymphoma3.9%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.79%
  2. 10Other accidents3.8%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  3. 11Other cancers3.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  4. 12Other lung disease2.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  5. 13Accidental poisoning & overdose2.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  6. 14Stroke2.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 16%
  7. 15High blood pressure & other circulatory disease1.8%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 24%
  8. 16Brain cancer1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
  9. 17Other causes1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  10. 18Kidney disease1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  11. 19COPD & chronic lung disease1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  12. 20Pregnancy & childbirth1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  13. 21Colorectal cancer1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  14. 22Breast cancer1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  15. 23Homicide1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  16. 24COVID-191.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.75%
  17. 25Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  18. 26Falls0.90%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  19. 27Cervical cancer0.90%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.89%
  20. 28Drowning0.83%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  21. 29Congenital conditions0.77%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  22. 30Lung cancer0.61%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  23. 31Other mental health conditions0.61%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  24. 32Stomach cancer0.54%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
  25. 33Liver cancer0.43%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.72%
  26. 34Melanoma (skin cancer)0.43%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  27. 35Diabetes0.43%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  28. 36Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.22%
  29. 37Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.36%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  30. 38Pancreatic cancer0.18%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.93%
  31. 39Uterine & ovarian cancer0.18%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%

Some of these risks are about mental health and substances. They are among the most preventable — if you or someone you love is struggling, free, confidential support is available.

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

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

How long people like this live: life expectancy.