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What is a 27-year-old woman in the Netherlands 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
0.02%
1 in 4,060
Next 10 years
0.33%
1 in 303
Life expectancy
84
about 57 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. 01Suicide22%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  2. 02Breast cancer8.5%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  3. 03Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)5.7%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  4. 04Other mental health conditions5.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
  5. 05Other cancers4.5%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.7%
  6. 06Leukaemia & lymphoma3.3%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  7. 07High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.3%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  8. 08Other digestive disease3.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
Show the other 35 causes45% together
  1. 09Other causes3.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
  2. 10Road accidents2.8%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  3. 11Cervical cancer2.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  4. 12Congenital conditions2.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  5. 13Melanoma (skin cancer)2.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
  6. 14Colorectal cancer2.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  7. 15Homicide2.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  8. 16Heart failure & other heart disease2.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  9. 17Brain cancer2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
  10. 18Pneumonia & flu1.9%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  11. 19Falls1.8%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.4%
  12. 20Accidental poisoning & overdose1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  13. 21Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
  14. 22Uterine & ovarian cancer1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  15. 23Stroke1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.9%
  16. 24Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  17. 25Liver cancer1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.55%
  18. 26Pregnancy & childbirth1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  19. 27Lung cancer1.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.6%
  20. 28Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  21. 29Heart attack & coronary heart disease0.82%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
  22. 30Bladder cancer0.70%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
  23. 31Diabetes0.70%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  24. 32Other lung disease0.57%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  25. 33Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.53%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.38%
  26. 34Stomach cancer0.49%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  27. 35COPD & chronic lung disease0.42%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.3%
  28. 36Pancreatic cancer0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  29. 37Kidney disease0.41%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  30. 38Alcohol use disorder0.37%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  31. 39Drowning0.35%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  32. 40COVID-190.29%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  33. 41Kidney cancer0.17%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
  34. 42Oesophageal cancer0.12%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.61%
  35. 43Other accidents0.12%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%

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 113, 113 Zelfmoordpreventie — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

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

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Check-ups recommended for a 27-year-old woman in the Netherlands

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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