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What is a 62-year-old woman in Germany most likely to die from?

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Country
Age
62
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.62%
1 in 163
Next 10 years
9.6%
1 in 10
Life expectancy
85
about 23 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Lung cancer11%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  2. 02COPD & chronic lung disease7.3%
    0.71% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  3. 03Heart attack & coronary heart disease7.0%
    0.67% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  4. 04Breast cancer6.4%
    0.62% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  5. 05Other cancers5.5%
    0.53% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
  6. 06High blood pressure & other circulatory disease5.0%
    0.48% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  7. 07Stroke4.3%
    0.41% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.1%
  8. 08Heart failure & other heart disease4.3%
    0.41% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
Show the other 38 causes49% together
  1. 09Pancreatic cancer3.8%
    0.36% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  2. 10Uterine & ovarian cancer3.5%
    0.34% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  3. 11Colorectal cancer3.4%
    0.33% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  4. 12Other causes3.4%
    0.32% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.2%
  5. 13Other digestive disease3.3%
    0.32% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  6. 14Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)3.1%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  7. 15Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)2.7%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.67%
  8. 16Leukaemia & lymphoma2.4%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  9. 17Diabetes1.9%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  10. 18Dementia & Alzheimer's1.9%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 10%
  11. 19Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.8%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  12. 20COVID-191.7%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  13. 21Brain cancer1.3%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
  14. 22Pneumonia & flu1.2%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  15. 23Liver cancer1.2%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
  16. 24Kidney disease1.1%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  17. 25Other lung disease1.1%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  18. 26Stomach cancer1.1%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
  19. 27Falls1.0%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  20. 28Suicide0.99%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
  21. 29Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.86%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
  22. 30Alcohol use disorder0.74%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  23. 31Oesophageal cancer0.67%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  24. 32Other mental health conditions0.64%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  25. 33Other accidents0.62%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.96%
  26. 34Cervical cancer0.58%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  27. 35Kidney cancer0.55%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  28. 36Parkinson's disease0.50%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  29. 37Bladder cancer0.49%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
  30. 38Melanoma (skin cancer)0.45%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.22%
  31. 39Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.34%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  32. 40Congenital conditions0.30%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  33. 41Road accidents0.25%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  34. 42Accidental poisoning & overdose0.09%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  35. 43Drowning0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  36. 44Homicide0.03%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  37. 45Drug use disorder0.03%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  38. 46Complications around birth0.03%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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Check-ups recommended for a 62-year-old woman in Germany

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