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What is a 27-year-old man in France 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
27
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.07%
1 in 1,479
Next 10 years
0.88%
1 in 114
Life expectancy
81
about 54 more years on average
The surpriseAt 27, 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%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  2. 02Road accidents11%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
  3. 03Other accidents8.1%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  4. 04Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)5.7%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.74%
  5. 05Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)4.2%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  6. 06Other cancers3.8%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.8%
  7. 07Homicide3.3%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  8. 08Accidental poisoning & overdose2.9%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
Show the other 37 causes37% together
  1. 09Heart failure & other heart disease2.8%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.8%
  2. 10Other digestive disease2.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  3. 11Brain cancer2.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.67%
  4. 12Other causes2.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.6%
  5. 13Leukaemia & lymphoma2.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  6. 14Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.9%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  7. 15Alcohol use disorder1.8%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.57%
  8. 16Heart attack & coronary heart disease1.8%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.6%
  9. 17Stroke1.7%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
  10. 18Drowning1.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  11. 19Other mental health conditions1.5%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.63%
  12. 20Drug use disorder1.5%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  13. 21Congenital conditions1.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  14. 22Falls1.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  15. 23High blood pressure & other circulatory disease1.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
  16. 24Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.3%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  17. 25Lung cancer1.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.9%
  18. 26Colorectal cancer0.93%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  19. 27Liver cancer0.87%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  20. 28Melanoma (skin cancer)0.85%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  21. 29Diabetes0.71%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  22. 30Stomach cancer0.66%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.85%
  23. 31Other lung disease0.65%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  24. 32Pneumonia & flu0.62%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  25. 33COPD & chronic lung disease0.49%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  26. 34Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.47%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.99%
  27. 35Pancreatic cancer0.45%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  28. 36Kidney cancer0.24%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.68%
  29. 37Oesophageal cancer0.23%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.78%
  30. 38COVID-190.22%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.0%
  31. 39Kidney disease0.19%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  32. 40Prostate cancer0.06%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  33. 41Parkinson's disease0.06%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  34. 42Bladder cancer0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  35. 43Complications around birth0.03%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  36. 44Breast cancer0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  37. 45Dementia & Alzheimer's0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.2%

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 3114, the national suicide prevention line — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 27-year-old man in France, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for France (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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