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What is a 62-year-old woman in Portugal 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

0.45%

1 in 224

Next 10 years

6.6%

1 in 15

Life expectancy

about 25 more years on average

Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

01Breast cancer7.3%
0.48% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
02Other cancers7.2%
0.48% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
03Lung cancer6.5%
0.43% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
04Stroke6.4%
0.42% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.9%
05Colorectal cancer5.5%
0.37% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
06Heart attack & coronary heart disease5.0%
0.33% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
07Other causes4.4%
0.29% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.3%
08Other digestive disease3.9%
0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%

Show the other 37 causes54% together

09Heart failure & other heart disease3.9%
0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
10Uterine & ovarian cancer3.7%
0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
11Pancreatic cancer3.6%
0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
12High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.6%
0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.0%
13Leukaemia & lymphoma3.5%
0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
14Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)3.1%
0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
15Other lung disease2.6%
0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.5%
16Stomach cancer2.6%
0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
17Dementia & Alzheimer's2.6%
0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
18Pneumonia & flu2.4%
0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.3%
19Diabetes2.2%
0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
20Brain cancer2.2%
0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.47%
21Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.8%
0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
22Liver cancer1.8%
0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
23COVID-191.6%
0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
24COPD & chronic lung disease1.4%
0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
25Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.3%
0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
26Other accidents1.1%
0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
27Kidney disease1.0%
0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
28Cervical cancer0.95%
0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
29Suicide0.77%
0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
30Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.75%
0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
31Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.70%
0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
32Melanoma (skin cancer)0.67%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
33Falls0.66%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.77%
34Road accidents0.56%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
35Parkinson's disease0.50%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
36Bladder cancer0.46%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
37Kidney cancer0.44%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
38Other mental health conditions0.41%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
39Congenital conditions0.29%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
40Oesophageal cancer0.26%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
41Accidental poisoning & overdose0.23%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
42Alcohol use disorder0.07%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
43Drowning0.06%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
44Homicide0.05%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
45Complications around birth0.02%
<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 1411, the national suicide prevention line — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 62-year-old woman in Portugal, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Portugal (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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What to do about it

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

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 45–74
Cervical screening (HPV test)
every 5 years, ages 30–69 (HPV test; you can take the sample yourself)
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 the Portuguese DGS screening programmes and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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