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What is a 42-year-old man 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
0.32%
1 in 310
Next 10 years
5.5%
1 in 18
Life expectancy
74
about 32 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease15%
    0.80% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  2. 02Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)11%
    0.62% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
  3. 03High blood pressure & other circulatory disease6.3%
    0.34% chance over 10 years · lifetime 17%
  4. 04Pneumonia & flu5.8%
    0.32% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.3%
  5. 05Heart failure & other heart disease5.5%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
  6. 06Other digestive disease5.4%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  7. 07Stroke5.3%
    0.29% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  8. 08Lung cancer4.0%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
Show the other 35 causes42% together
  1. 09Suicide3.7%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.75%
  2. 10Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)3.6%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  3. 11Other accidents3.4%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.89%
  4. 12Mouth, throat & larynx cancer3.2%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  5. 13Road accidents3.2%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.72%
  6. 14Other cancers2.6%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  7. 15Falls2.3%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.89%
  8. 16Colorectal cancer2.0%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  9. 17Other lung disease2.0%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  10. 18Stomach cancer1.4%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  11. 19COPD & chronic lung disease1.3%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  12. 20Pancreatic cancer1.2%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  13. 21Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.1%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
  14. 22Brain cancer1.0%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  15. 23Liver cancer0.98%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  16. 24Drowning0.94%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  17. 25Accidental poisoning & overdose0.92%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  18. 26Kidney disease0.89%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  19. 27Leukaemia & lymphoma0.81%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.86%
  20. 28Diabetes0.79%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  21. 29Oesophageal cancer0.72%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
  22. 30Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.68%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  23. 31Alcohol use disorder0.50%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  24. 32Homicide0.48%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  25. 33Kidney cancer0.40%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
  26. 34COVID-190.38%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.86%
  27. 35Melanoma (skin cancer)0.37%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  28. 36Other causes0.33%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
  29. 37Bladder cancer0.28%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  30. 38Prostate cancer0.15%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  31. 39Congenital conditions0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  32. 40Breast cancer0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  33. 41Other mental health conditions0.04%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  34. 42Dementia & Alzheimer's0.03%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  35. 43Drug use disorder<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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