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What is a 62-year-old man 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
1.1%
1 in 87
Next 10 years
17%
about 2 in 10
Life expectancy
82
about 20 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease13%
    2.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 15%
  2. 02Lung cancer10%
    1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
  3. 03COPD & chronic lung disease5.6%
    0.94% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease5.3%
    0.88% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.5%
  5. 05High blood pressure & other circulatory disease4.8%
    0.81% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.5%
  6. 06Other cancers4.7%
    0.79% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  7. 07Stroke4.2%
    0.71% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.1%
  8. 08Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)3.7%
    0.62% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
Show the other 37 causes48% together
  1. 09Colorectal cancer3.5%
    0.58% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  2. 10Other digestive disease3.1%
    0.51% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  3. 11Pancreatic cancer3.0%
    0.51% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  4. 12Other causes2.7%
    0.45% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  5. 13Prostate cancer2.6%
    0.43% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  6. 14Diabetes2.5%
    0.42% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  7. 15Leukaemia & lymphoma2.4%
    0.40% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  8. 16Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)2.3%
    0.38% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  9. 17Mouth, throat & larynx cancer1.9%
    0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.78%
  10. 18COVID-191.8%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  11. 19Liver cancer1.8%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  12. 20Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.8%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  13. 21Oesophageal cancer1.7%
    0.28% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.75%
  14. 22Alcohol use disorder1.6%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  15. 23Suicide1.5%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.82%
  16. 24Pneumonia & flu1.5%
    0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  17. 25Other lung disease1.4%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  18. 26Stomach cancer1.3%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.83%
  19. 27Falls1.3%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  20. 28Dementia & Alzheimer's1.2%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.8%
  21. 29Brain cancer1.1%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
  22. 30Kidney disease0.97%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  23. 31Kidney cancer0.87%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.59%
  24. 32Other accidents0.84%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.91%
  25. 33Bladder cancer0.78%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.90%
  26. 34Parkinson's disease0.75%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  27. 35Other mental health conditions0.53%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  28. 36Road accidents0.46%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  29. 37Melanoma (skin cancer)0.41%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  30. 38Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.39%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  31. 39Congenital conditions0.19%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  32. 40Accidental poisoning & overdose0.12%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  33. 41Drowning0.07%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  34. 42Drug use disorder0.07%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  35. 43Breast cancer0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  36. 44Complications around birth0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  37. 45Homicide0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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

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