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What is a 22-year-old man in Romania 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
0.07%
1 in 1,399
Next 10 years
0.89%
1 in 112
Life expectancy
73
about 51 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 accidents18%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  2. 02Suicide13%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.99%
  3. 03Other accidents6.6%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  4. 04Heart attack & coronary heart disease6.3%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  5. 05Pneumonia & flu5.5%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.3%
  6. 06Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)4.1%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  7. 07Other cancers3.8%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  8. 08Heart failure & other heart disease3.4%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
Show the other 31 causes39% together
  1. 09High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.3%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 17%
  2. 10Drowning3.2%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  3. 11Other digestive disease3.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  4. 12Other lung disease2.9%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  5. 13Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)2.9%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  6. 14Falls2.9%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.96%
  7. 15Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)2.8%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
  8. 16Stroke2.5%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  9. 17Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)2.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  10. 18Accidental poisoning & overdose1.7%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  11. 19Homicide1.7%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  12. 20Leukaemia & lymphoma1.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.88%
  13. 21Kidney disease1.3%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  14. 22Colorectal cancer1.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  15. 23Brain cancer1.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
  16. 24COPD & chronic lung disease0.82%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  17. 25Stomach cancer0.62%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  18. 26Diabetes0.58%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  19. 27Lung cancer0.49%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.7%
  20. 28COVID-190.49%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.85%
  21. 29Liver cancer0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  22. 30Alcohol use disorder0.29%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  23. 31Pancreatic cancer0.29%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  24. 32Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.17%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  25. 33Drug use disorder0.12%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  26. 34Other causes0.12%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
  27. 35Melanoma (skin cancer)0.08%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  28. 36Congenital conditions0.08%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  29. 37Oesophageal cancer0.04%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.38%
  30. 38Kidney cancer0.04%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.45%
  31. 39Other mental health conditions0.04%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%

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