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What is a 37-year-old man in Germany 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
0.10%
1 in 1,012
Next 10 years
1.5%
1 in 65
Life expectancy
79
about 42 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. 01Suicide11%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  2. 02Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)8.0%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  3. 03Heart attack & coronary heart disease7.4%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 14%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease4.6%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.0%
  5. 05Alcohol use disorder4.4%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.76%
  6. 06High blood pressure & other circulatory disease4.4%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.4%
  7. 07Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)3.7%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  8. 08Other cancers3.7%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
Show the other 37 causes53% together
  1. 09Other digestive disease3.6%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  2. 10Road accidents3.5%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  3. 11Other causes3.5%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  4. 12Accidental poisoning & overdose3.0%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  5. 13Lung cancer3.0%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.0%
  6. 14Stroke2.9%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.9%
  7. 15Colorectal cancer2.5%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  8. 16Drug use disorder2.5%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  9. 17Other accidents2.4%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.96%
  10. 18Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)2.4%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  11. 19Brain cancer2.4%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.59%
  12. 20Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)2.2%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  13. 21Diabetes2.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  14. 22Leukaemia & lymphoma2.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  15. 23Falls1.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  16. 24Stomach cancer1.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.90%
  17. 25Other mental health conditions1.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  18. 26Pancreatic cancer1.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  19. 27COPD & chronic lung disease1.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  20. 28Pneumonia & flu1.1%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  21. 29Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.87%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.89%
  22. 30Other lung disease0.84%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  23. 31Oesophageal cancer0.80%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.84%
  24. 32COVID-190.74%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  25. 33Liver cancer0.70%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  26. 34Congenital conditions0.69%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  27. 35Melanoma (skin cancer)0.63%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
  28. 36Kidney disease0.59%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  29. 37Homicide0.43%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  30. 38Kidney cancer0.40%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.60%
  31. 39Drowning0.30%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  32. 40Bladder cancer0.19%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.86%
  33. 41Prostate cancer0.15%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  34. 42Complications around birth0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  35. 43Breast cancer0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  36. 44Parkinson's disease0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  37. 45Dementia & Alzheimer's0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.3%

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