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What is a 42-year-old woman in Bulgaria most likely to die from?

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Country
Age
42
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.16%
1 in 626
Next 10 years
2.5%
1 in 39
Life expectancy
81
about 39 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart failure & other heart disease16%
    0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 24%
  2. 02Breast cancer7.9%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  3. 03Heart attack & coronary heart disease7.0%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 13%
  4. 04Stroke7.0%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 22%
  5. 05High blood pressure & other circulatory disease5.6%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 13%
  6. 06Cervical cancer4.6%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.60%
  7. 07Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)4.5%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.68%
  8. 08Uterine & ovarian cancer4.3%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
Show the other 32 causes44% together
  1. 09Lung cancer4.2%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  2. 10Other cancers3.9%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  3. 11Pneumonia & flu3.1%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  4. 12Other digestive disease2.6%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  5. 13Colorectal cancer2.6%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  6. 14Pancreatic cancer2.3%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  7. 15Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)2.3%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.53%
  8. 16Brain cancer2.2%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
  9. 17Kidney disease1.8%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  10. 18Stomach cancer1.7%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.72%
  11. 19Other lung disease1.6%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  12. 20Suicide1.4%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  13. 21Leukaemia & lymphoma1.2%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.63%
  14. 22Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.2%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.41%
  15. 23Diabetes1.2%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  16. 24COPD & chronic lung disease1.0%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.99%
  17. 25Mouth, throat & larynx cancer1.0%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  18. 26Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.98%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  19. 27Other causes0.95%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  20. 28Liver cancer0.89%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.49%
  21. 29Road accidents0.86%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  22. 30Falls0.74%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
  23. 31Melanoma (skin cancer)0.66%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  24. 32Bladder cancer0.65%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
  25. 33Other accidents0.56%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  26. 34Kidney cancer0.51%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
  27. 35COVID-190.42%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.92%
  28. 36Homicide0.38%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  29. 37Oesophageal cancer0.30%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  30. 38Other mental health conditions0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  31. 39Accidental poisoning & overdose0.12%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  32. 40Drowning0.03%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%

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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 42-year-old woman in Bulgaria

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Based on Bulgaria's preventive check-up (NZOK, Ordinance No. 8) and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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