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What is a 52-year-old woman in Finland 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
52
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.19%
1 in 517
Next 10 years
3.0%
1 in 33
Life expectancy
85
about 33 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Breast cancer8.6%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  2. 02Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)8.5%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.97%
  3. 03Lung cancer7.3%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  4. 04Other cancers5.8%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  5. 05Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)5.4%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  6. 06Stroke5.1%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.3%
  7. 07Heart attack & coronary heart disease4.8%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  8. 08Colorectal cancer4.8%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
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  1. 09Pancreatic cancer4.3%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  2. 10Uterine & ovarian cancer3.9%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  3. 11High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.5%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  4. 12Heart failure & other heart disease3.4%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  5. 13Other causes2.6%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  6. 14Other digestive disease2.6%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  7. 15Suicide2.6%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  8. 16Brain cancer2.4%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  9. 17Congenital conditions2.2%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  10. 18COPD & chronic lung disease2.1%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  11. 19Diabetes2.0%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.90%
  12. 20Leukaemia & lymphoma1.9%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  13. 21Stomach cancer1.5%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.47%
  14. 22Other accidents1.4%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  15. 23Other mental health conditions1.3%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.47%
  16. 24Accidental poisoning & overdose1.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  17. 25Liver cancer0.92%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.59%
  18. 26Oesophageal cancer0.86%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
  19. 27Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.85%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  20. 28Dementia & Alzheimer's0.82%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 30%
  21. 29Cervical cancer0.81%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  22. 30Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.78%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  23. 31COVID-190.77%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  24. 32Melanoma (skin cancer)0.68%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  25. 33Falls0.63%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  26. 34Kidney cancer0.52%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  27. 35Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.51%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
  28. 36Other lung disease0.47%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.60%
  29. 37Bladder cancer0.42%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  30. 38Road accidents0.39%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  31. 39Kidney disease0.35%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  32. 40Alcohol use disorder0.30%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  33. 41Pneumonia & flu0.25%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  34. 42Parkinson's disease0.14%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  35. 43Drug use disorder0.13%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  36. 44Drowning0.11%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  37. 45Homicide0.06%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%

Some of these risks are about mental health and substances. They are among the most preventable — if you or someone you love is struggling, call the MIELI crisis line on 09 2525 0111 (normal call rate) — confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 52-year-old woman in Finland, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Finland (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 52-year-old woman in Finland

If you smoke or used to:

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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