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What is a 42-year-old woman in Slovenia 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

Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months

0.06%

1 in 1,704

Next 10 years

1.2%

1 in 87

Life expectancy

about 43 more years on average

Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

01Breast cancer15%
0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
02Suicide7.8%
0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
03Uterine & ovarian cancer7.8%
0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
04Colorectal cancer6.0%
0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
05Lung cancer5.7%
0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
06Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)4.8%
0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.85%
07Stroke4.3%
0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
08Other cancers3.7%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%

Show the other 34 causes45% together

09Heart attack & coronary heart disease3.6%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.9%
10Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)3.1%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.88%
11Cervical cancer2.9%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
12Pancreatic cancer2.7%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
13Leukaemia & lymphoma2.7%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
14Melanoma (skin cancer)2.6%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.51%
15Brain cancer2.5%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.62%
16Alcohol use disorder2.3%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.57%
17Heart failure & other heart disease2.2%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
18Stomach cancer1.8%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
19Congenital conditions1.6%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
20Other causes1.6%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
21Road accidents1.5%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
22Drug use disorder1.2%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
23High blood pressure & other circulatory disease1.1%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
24Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.99%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.38%
25Other accidents0.96%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.41%
26Other digestive disease0.91%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
27Accidental poisoning & overdose0.91%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
28Pneumonia & flu0.87%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
29Bladder cancer0.78%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.60%
30Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.62%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
31Falls0.62%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
32Diabetes0.59%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
33Liver cancer0.58%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.88%
34Homicide0.58%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
35Oesophageal cancer0.54%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
36COPD & chronic lung disease0.54%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
37Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.53%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.65%
38Drowning0.41%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
39Other mental health conditions0.33%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
40COVID-190.29%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.90%
41Kidney cancer0.17%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.51%
42Dementia & Alzheimer's0.08%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%

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How long people like this live: life expectancy.

What to do about it

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

Blood pressure check
every year from 40 (every 3 years before)
Cervical screening (smear)
every 3 years, ages 20–64 (programme ZORA)
Blood sugar test (diabetes)
every 3 years from 35

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Bowel cancer in the family — earlier bowel check
often a colonoscopy every 5 years from 40 (or 10 years before your relative's age at diagnosis, if earlier) · ask your doctor
Early heart attack or stroke in the family — cholesterol & heart-risk check
now, whatever your age — then as advised · ask your doctor
Breast or ovarian cancer in the family — risk check and genetic counselling
ask your doctor once — you may be offered earlier mammograms (often yearly from 40) or a gene test

Based on the Slovenian national programmes Svit, DORA and ZORA and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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