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What is a 62-year-old woman in Croatia 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

0.65%

1 in 155

Next 10 years

10%

1 in 10

Life expectancy

about 22 more years on average

Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

01Lung cancer11%
1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.0%
02High blood pressure & other circulatory disease8.0%
0.83% chance over 10 years · lifetime 19%
03Heart attack & coronary heart disease7.2%
0.74% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
04Diabetes6.9%
0.71% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.9%
05Colorectal cancer5.7%
0.59% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
06Breast cancer5.7%
0.59% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
07Stroke5.6%
0.58% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.4%
08Uterine & ovarian cancer4.7%
0.49% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%

Show the other 36 causes45% together

09Other cancers4.5%
0.47% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
10Heart failure & other heart disease3.7%
0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.3%
11Pancreatic cancer3.5%
0.36% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
12COPD & chronic lung disease3.0%
0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
13Other digestive disease2.8%
0.28% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
14Leukaemia & lymphoma2.7%
0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
15Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.9%
0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
16Dementia & Alzheimer's1.7%
0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.5%
17Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.7%
0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
18Other causes1.6%
0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
19Stomach cancer1.6%
0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.81%
20Brain cancer1.5%
0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
21Kidney disease1.3%
0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
22Liver cancer1.1%
0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
23Kidney cancer1.1%
0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
24Cervical cancer1.0%
0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
25Suicide0.96%
0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
26Bladder cancer0.92%
0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
27Falls0.92%
0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
28Pneumonia & flu0.92%
0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
29COVID-190.87%
0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
30Other mental health conditions0.86%
0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
31Parkinson's disease0.71%
0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.92%
32Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.68%
0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
33Melanoma (skin cancer)0.60%
0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
34Other accidents0.47%
0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
35Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.44%
0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
36Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.41%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
37Alcohol use disorder0.29%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
38Road accidents0.28%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
39Drowning0.18%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
40Other lung disease0.17%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
41Oesophageal cancer0.17%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
42Accidental poisoning & overdose0.07%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
43Congenital conditions0.05%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
44Homicide0.05%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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Full page with comparisons: women aged 60–64 in Croatia

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What to do about it

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

Blood pressure check
every year from 40 (every 3 years before)
Bowel cancer screening (stool test)
every 2 years, ages 50–74 (home stool test)
Breast cancer screening (mammogram)
every 2 years, ages 49–70
Cervical screening (HPV test)
every 5 years, ages 30–65 (from 25 in some countries)
Flu vaccine
every autumn — from 60 or 65, depending on your country
Cholesterol & heart-risk check
from 40 (men) / 50 (women), then as your doctor advises
Pneumonia vaccine (pneumococcal)
from 60 or 65, depending on your country — ask your doctor
Blood sugar test (diabetes)
every 3 years from 35

If you smoke or used to:

Lung cancer screening (low-dose CT)
if you smoke or smoked heavily, ages 50–74 — ask whether it's offered

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
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 Croatian national (HZJZ) screening programmes and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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