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What is a 35-year-old man in Sweden 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
35
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.08%
1 in 1,217
Next 10 years
0.89%
1 in 112
Life expectancy
82
about 47 more years on average
The surpriseAt 35, 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. 01Suicide26%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  2. 02Accidental poisoning & overdose14%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
  3. 03Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)5.8%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease4.4%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 10%
  5. 05Heart attack & coronary heart disease4.2%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  6. 06Road accidents3.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  7. 07Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)3.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  8. 08Other cancers2.9%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
Show the other 29 causes37% together
  1. 09High blood pressure & other circulatory disease2.8%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.2%
  2. 10Brain cancer2.5%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.73%
  3. 11Other digestive disease2.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  4. 12Diabetes2.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  5. 13Colorectal cancer2.1%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  6. 14Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)2.1%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.94%
  7. 15Other accidents1.9%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  8. 16Stomach cancer1.8%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.60%
  9. 17Liver cancer1.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.94%
  10. 18Alcohol use disorder1.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
  11. 19Pneumonia & flu1.5%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  12. 20Pancreatic cancer1.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  13. 21Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  14. 22Homicide1.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  15. 23Congenital conditions1.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  16. 24Lung cancer1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  17. 25Stroke1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.0%
  18. 26Melanoma (skin cancer)0.88%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.57%
  19. 27Leukaemia & lymphoma0.84%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  20. 28Oesophageal cancer0.73%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.69%
  21. 29Falls0.73%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  22. 30Drowning0.54%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  23. 31Other causes0.54%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  24. 32COVID-190.53%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.0%
  25. 33Drug use disorder0.50%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  26. 34Kidney disease0.50%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  27. 35Kidney cancer0.36%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.57%
  28. 36Other lung disease0.35%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  29. 37Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.18%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%

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 Självmordslinjen on 90101 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 35-year-old man in Sweden, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Sweden (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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Full page with comparisons: men aged 35–39 in Sweden

How long people like this live: life expectancy.

What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 35-year-old man in Sweden

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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