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What is a 37-year-old man in Switzerland 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
37
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.06%
1 in 1,567
Next 10 years
0.91%
1 in 109
Life expectancy
83
about 46 more years on average
The surpriseAt 37, 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. 01Suicide21%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  2. 02Heart attack & coronary heart disease6.2%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  3. 03Accidental poisoning & overdose4.5%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease4.2%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.6%
  5. 05Brain cancer4.1%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.69%
  6. 06Road accidents3.8%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
  7. 07Other cancers3.8%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
  8. 08High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.6%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.6%
Show the other 31 causes49% together
  1. 09Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)3.5%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  2. 10Drug use disorder3.3%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  3. 11Falls3.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  4. 12Lung cancer3.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.5%
  5. 13Other accidents2.9%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.74%
  6. 14Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)2.8%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.88%
  7. 15Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)2.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  8. 16Leukaemia & lymphoma2.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  9. 17Colorectal cancer2.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  10. 18Stroke2.1%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.5%
  11. 19Pancreatic cancer2.1%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  12. 20Other digestive disease1.9%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.2%
  13. 21Stomach cancer1.9%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.92%
  14. 22Other causes1.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
  15. 23Alcohol use disorder1.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
  16. 24Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  17. 25Melanoma (skin cancer)1.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  18. 26Congenital conditions1.3%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  19. 27Other mental health conditions1.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
  20. 28COPD & chronic lung disease1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  21. 29Pneumonia & flu0.95%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  22. 30Homicide0.94%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  23. 31Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.86%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.98%
  24. 32Liver cancer0.62%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  25. 33Bladder cancer0.54%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  26. 34Diabetes0.51%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  27. 35Drowning0.38%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  28. 36Kidney cancer0.35%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.53%
  29. 37COVID-190.35%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  30. 38Oesophageal cancer0.24%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
  31. 39Prostate cancer0.16%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.5%

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 Die Dargebotene Hand on 143 (a small charge per call) — confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 37-year-old man in Switzerland, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Switzerland (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 37-year-old man in Switzerland

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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