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What is a 32-year-old man in Malta 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
32
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.05%
1 in 1,966
Next 10 years
0.59%
1 in 171
Life expectancy
82
about 50 more years on average
The surpriseAt 32, 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. 01Suicide20%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
  2. 02Accidental poisoning & overdose9.0%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  3. 03Road accidents8.3%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
  4. 04Heart attack & coronary heart disease8.1%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  5. 05Other accidents7.2%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
  6. 06Heart failure & other heart disease6.7%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.7%
  7. 07Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)5.9%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  8. 08Leukaemia & lymphoma4.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
Show the other 20 causes31% together
  1. 09Brain cancer4.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.51%
  2. 10Colorectal cancer3.9%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  3. 11High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  4. 12Other causes3.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  5. 13Drug use disorder2.0%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  6. 14Pancreatic cancer1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  7. 15Drowning1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  8. 16Stroke1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.0%
  9. 17Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.62%
  10. 18Congenital conditions1.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  11. 19Stomach cancer1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  12. 20Diabetes1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.0%
  13. 21Homicide1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  14. 22Pneumonia & flu0.77%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.5%
  15. 23Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.77%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  16. 24Lung cancer0.58%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.6%
  17. 25Oesophageal cancer0.58%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.67%
  18. 26Other cancers0.58%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  19. 27Other digestive disease0.58%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  20. 28Falls0.58%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%

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 the national mental health helpline on 1579 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 32-year-old man in Malta, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Malta (2018, 2019 and 2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 32-year-old man in Malta

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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