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What is a 22-year-old woman in Austria 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

Sex at birth

Official mortality statistics are published by sex at birth, which is why we ask.

Next 12 months

0.02%

1 in 4,034

Next 10 years

0.25%

1 in 402

Life expectancy

about 63 more years on average

The surpriseAt 22, the top risk in the next 10 years isn't aging — it's other injuries.

Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

01Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)15%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.66%
02Suicide13%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
03Road accidents8.0%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
04Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)7.1%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
05Other causes4.2%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
06Other cancers4.0%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
07Falls3.4%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
08Other accidents3.4%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%

Show the other 27 causes42% together

09Congenital conditions3.4%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
10Colorectal cancer2.9%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
11Breast cancer2.9%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
12Brain cancer2.6%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
13Accidental poisoning & overdose2.4%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
14Homicide2.4%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
15Diabetes2.1%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
16Stroke2.1%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.8%
17Stomach cancer1.9%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
18Heart failure & other heart disease1.9%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
19High blood pressure & other circulatory disease1.9%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
20Leukaemia & lymphoma1.9%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
21Drug use disorder1.8%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
22Heart attack & coronary heart disease1.6%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 13%
23Other digestive disease1.3%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
24Other mental health conditions1.3%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
25Melanoma (skin cancer)1.3%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
26Pregnancy & childbirth1.1%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
27Other lung disease1.1%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
28Lung cancer0.80%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
29Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.79%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.75%
30Alcohol use disorder0.53%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
31Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.53%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
32Pneumonia & flu0.52%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
33Pancreatic cancer0.26%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
34Bladder cancer0.26%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
35Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.26%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%

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How long people like this live: life expectancy.

What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 22-year-old woman in Austria

Cervical screening (Pap test)
a Pap smear every year from 18, at your gynaecologist
Blood pressure check
every 3 years from 18 (every year from 40)

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Early heart attack or stroke in the family — cholesterol & heart-risk check
now, whatever your age — then as advised · ask your doctor
Breast or ovarian cancer in the family — risk check and genetic counselling
ask your doctor once — you may be offered earlier mammograms (often yearly from 40) or a gene test

Based on the Austrian breast screening programme, the Vorsorgeuntersuchung and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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