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What is a 42-year-old woman in Romania 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
0.13%
1 in 772
Next 10 years
2.1%
1 in 47
Life expectancy
81
about 39 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Breast cancer9.8%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  2. 02Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)8.2%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  3. 03Heart attack & coronary heart disease7.7%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 20%
  4. 04Stroke6.0%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 16%
  5. 05High blood pressure & other circulatory disease5.6%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 25%
  6. 06Cervical cancer5.5%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.85%
  7. 07Pneumonia & flu4.8%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
  8. 08Other digestive disease4.6%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
Show the other 37 causes48% together
  1. 09Other cancers4.6%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  2. 10Lung cancer4.5%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  3. 11Uterine & ovarian cancer4.0%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  4. 12Colorectal cancer3.7%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  5. 13Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)3.2%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  6. 14Heart failure & other heart disease3.0%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.6%
  7. 15Leukaemia & lymphoma2.3%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.76%
  8. 16Road accidents2.1%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  9. 17Stomach cancer1.8%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.70%
  10. 18Other accidents1.7%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  11. 19Brain cancer1.6%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.51%
  12. 20Kidney disease1.6%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  13. 21COPD & chronic lung disease1.4%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  14. 22Suicide1.3%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  15. 23Other lung disease1.3%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  16. 24Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.2%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  17. 25Pancreatic cancer1.2%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.93%
  18. 26Liver cancer1.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.72%
  19. 27Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.89%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  20. 28Accidental poisoning & overdose0.84%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  21. 29Diabetes0.82%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  22. 30Falls0.65%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  23. 31Other causes0.48%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  24. 32COVID-190.47%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.75%
  25. 33Melanoma (skin cancer)0.33%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  26. 34Homicide0.33%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  27. 35Oesophageal cancer0.27%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  28. 36Drowning0.27%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  29. 37Kidney cancer0.26%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  30. 38Bladder cancer0.24%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  31. 39Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.13%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  32. 40Other mental health conditions0.13%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  33. 41Alcohol use disorder0.08%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  34. 42Congenital conditions0.08%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  35. 43Pregnancy & childbirth0.06%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  36. 44Dementia & Alzheimer's0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  37. 45Parkinson's disease0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%

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

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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