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What is a 17-year-old girl in Serbia 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 6,256
Next 10 years
0.24%
1 in 419
Life expectancy
79
about 62 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)12%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  2. 02Heart failure & other heart disease10%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 21%
  3. 03Road accidents7.9%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  4. 04Other cancers6.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  5. 05Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)6.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  6. 06Leukaemia & lymphoma6.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.98%
  7. 07Suicide5.0%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
  8. 08Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)4.7%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
Show the other 22 causes41% together
  1. 09Other causes4.7%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  2. 10Pneumonia & flu3.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  3. 11Homicide3.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  4. 12Brain cancer3.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.55%
  5. 13Other digestive disease3.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  6. 14Other lung disease2.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.99%
  7. 15Breast cancer2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  8. 16High blood pressure & other circulatory disease2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  9. 17Uterine & ovarian cancer1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  10. 18COPD & chronic lung disease1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  11. 19Diabetes1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.2%
  12. 20Kidney disease1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  13. 21COVID-191.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  14. 22Congenital conditions1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  15. 23Pregnancy & childbirth1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  16. 24Other accidents1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  17. 25Stroke1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.2%
  18. 26Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.77%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  19. 27Drowning0.77%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  20. 28Colorectal cancer0.51%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  21. 29Cervical cancer0.51%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.69%
  22. 30Accidental poisoning & overdose0.51%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%

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 SOS line on 0800 309 309, option 1 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

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

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

How long people like this live: life expectancy.