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What is a 22-year-old woman in Norway 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 4,510
Next 10 years
0.26%
1 in 383
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 suicide.
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Suicide35%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.59%
  2. 02Accidental poisoning & overdose18%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
  3. 03Breast cancer4.7%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  4. 04Other accidents4.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  5. 05Leukaemia & lymphoma3.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  6. 06Road accidents3.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  7. 07Cervical cancer3.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
  8. 08Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)2.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
Show the other 20 causes25% together
  1. 09Other mental health conditions2.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
  2. 10Homicide2.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  3. 11Heart failure & other heart disease2.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.1%
  4. 12Other cancers1.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
  5. 13High blood pressure & other circulatory disease1.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.3%
  6. 14Other digestive disease1.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  7. 15Brain cancer1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.67%
  8. 16Pneumonia & flu1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
  9. 17Stroke1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.6%
  10. 18Other causes1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.6%
  11. 19Diabetes1.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  12. 20Congenital conditions1.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  13. 21Other lung disease0.81%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  14. 22Heart attack & coronary heart disease0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.7%
  15. 23Colorectal cancer0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.2%
  16. 24Uterine & ovarian cancer0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  17. 25Kidney disease0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  18. 26COVID-190.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.0%
  19. 27Falls0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  20. 28Drowning0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%

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 Mental Helse on 116 123 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

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

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

How long people like this live: life expectancy.

What to do about it

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

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Based on Norwegian national screening programmes and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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