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What is a 57-year-old woman in Latvia 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
57
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.58%
1 in 171
Next 10 years
8.5%
1 in 12
Life expectancy
83
about 26 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease15%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 26%
  2. 02Stroke10%
    0.86% chance over 10 years · lifetime 23%
  3. 03Breast cancer6.8%
    0.57% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  4. 04High blood pressure & other circulatory disease6.5%
    0.55% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.8%
  5. 05Uterine & ovarian cancer5.3%
    0.45% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  6. 06Heart failure & other heart disease5.3%
    0.45% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
  7. 07Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)4.0%
    0.34% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  8. 08Other cancers4.0%
    0.34% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
Show the other 37 causes43% together
  1. 09Colorectal cancer3.7%
    0.32% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  2. 10Lung cancer3.3%
    0.28% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  3. 11Other digestive disease3.2%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  4. 12Leukaemia & lymphoma2.7%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  5. 13Pancreatic cancer2.6%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  6. 14Diabetes2.5%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  7. 15Stomach cancer2.3%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  8. 16Other causes2.2%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  9. 17Cervical cancer2.0%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.56%
  10. 18Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.9%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  11. 19Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.7%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.88%
  12. 20Other accidents1.7%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
  13. 21Brain cancer1.3%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.49%
  14. 22Pneumonia & flu1.2%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  15. 23Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.95%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  16. 24Kidney disease0.88%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  17. 25Liver cancer0.88%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.47%
  18. 26Dementia & Alzheimer's0.83%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  19. 27Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.72%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  20. 28Kidney cancer0.66%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.51%
  21. 29COPD & chronic lung disease0.63%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
  22. 30Melanoma (skin cancer)0.57%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  23. 31Oesophageal cancer0.57%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  24. 32Suicide0.54%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  25. 33Accidental poisoning & overdose0.46%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  26. 34Road accidents0.46%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  27. 35Falls0.43%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
  28. 36Alcohol use disorder0.41%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  29. 37Other lung disease0.36%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  30. 38Drowning0.32%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  31. 39Bladder cancer0.32%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  32. 40COVID-190.19%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  33. 41Homicide0.18%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  34. 42Parkinson's disease0.18%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  35. 43Other mental health conditions0.17%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  36. 44Congenital conditions0.17%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  37. 45Drug use disorder0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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 national crisis line on 116 123 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 57-year-old woman in Latvia, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Latvia (2018, 2019 and 2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 57-year-old woman in Latvia

If you smoke or used to:

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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