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What is a 17-year-old girl in Slovenia 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 7,722
Next 10 years
0.15%
1 in 676
Life expectancy
84
about 67 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. 01Suicide24%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.61%
  2. 02Road accidents14%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  3. 03Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)10%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.93%
  4. 04Congenital conditions9.1%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  5. 05Other cancers8.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
  6. 06Heart attack & coronary heart disease7.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.9%
  7. 07Falls4.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
  8. 08Brain cancer4.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.64%
Show the other 11 causes19% together
  1. 09Leukaemia & lymphoma3.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  2. 10High blood pressure & other circulatory disease2.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  3. 11Uterine & ovarian cancer2.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  4. 12Colorectal cancer1.8%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  5. 13Melanoma (skin cancer)1.8%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
  6. 14Accidental poisoning & overdose1.8%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  7. 15COVID-191.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.90%
  8. 16Cervical cancer0.92%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
  9. 17Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.92%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
  10. 18Drug use disorder0.92%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  11. 19Homicide0.92%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%

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 Zaupni telefon Samarijan in Sopotnik on 116 123 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 17-year-old girl in Slovenia, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Slovenia (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 Slovenia

How long people like this live: life expectancy.