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What is a 22-year-old woman in Greece 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
22
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.02%
1 in 5,013
Next 10 years
0.22%
1 in 456
Life expectancy
85
about 63 more years on average
The surpriseAt 22, 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 accidents19%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  2. 02Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)9.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  3. 03Suicide7.7%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  4. 04Other mental health conditions7.1%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  5. 05Other cancers7.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  6. 06Congenital conditions4.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  7. 07Uterine & ovarian cancer3.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  8. 08Breast cancer3.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
Show the other 26 causes38% together
  1. 09Accidental poisoning & overdose3.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  2. 10Heart failure & other heart disease3.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  3. 11Heart attack & coronary heart disease3.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.5%
  4. 12High blood pressure & other circulatory disease2.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.4%
  5. 13Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)2.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  6. 14Stroke2.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 10%
  7. 15Drug use disorder2.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  8. 16Leukaemia & lymphoma2.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  9. 17Other causes1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
  10. 18COVID-191.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.0%
  11. 19Pregnancy & childbirth1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  12. 20Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  13. 21Brain cancer1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.69%
  14. 22Cervical cancer0.92%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  15. 23Pneumonia & flu0.92%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  16. 24Other lung disease0.92%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.7%
  17. 25Falls0.92%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  18. 26Lung cancer0.68%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  19. 27Melanoma (skin cancer)0.68%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  20. 28Liver cancer0.55%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
  21. 29Homicide0.55%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  22. 30Other accidents0.55%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.88%
  23. 31Colorectal cancer0.34%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  24. 32Pancreatic cancer0.34%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  25. 33Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.34%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  26. 34Diabetes0.34%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%

Some of these risks are about mental health and substances. They are among the most preventable — if you or someone you love is struggling, call 10306, the national psychosocial support line — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 22-year-old woman in Greece, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Greece (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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Full page with comparisons: women aged 20–24 in Greece

How long people like this live: life expectancy.

What to do about it

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

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Based on Greece's national prevention programme (Προλαμβάνω) and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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