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What is a 62-year-old woman in Serbia 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

0.98%

1 in 102

Next 10 years

15%

about 2 in 10

Life expectancy

about 20 more years on average

Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

01Heart failure & other heart disease13%
1.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 22%
02High blood pressure & other circulatory disease9.7%
1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 19%
03Lung cancer8.9%
1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
04Heart attack & coronary heart disease7.8%
1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.2%
05Stroke7.3%
1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.6%
06Breast cancer6.3%
0.94% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
07Other cancers5.0%
0.75% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
08Colorectal cancer3.7%
0.55% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%

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09COPD & chronic lung disease3.1%
0.47% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
10Other digestive disease3.0%
0.45% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
11Uterine & ovarian cancer2.9%
0.44% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
12Diabetes2.8%
0.43% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
13Pancreatic cancer2.5%
0.37% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
14Pneumonia & flu2.1%
0.32% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
15Kidney disease2.1%
0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
16Leukaemia & lymphoma1.9%
0.29% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.83%
17Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.8%
0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
18Other causes1.6%
0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
19Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.4%
0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.86%
20Cervical cancer1.3%
0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
21COVID-191.2%
0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
22Stomach cancer1.1%
0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
23Liver cancer1.1%
0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.51%
24Brain cancer1.1%
0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.41%
25Other lung disease1.0%
0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
26Dementia & Alzheimer's1.0%
0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
27Bladder cancer0.66%
0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
28Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.55%
0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
29Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.55%
0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
30Other mental health conditions0.55%
0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.69%
31Kidney cancer0.54%
0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
32Suicide0.53%
0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
33Melanoma (skin cancer)0.37%
0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
34Parkinson's disease0.33%
0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.57%
35Road accidents0.33%
0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
36Other accidents0.25%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
37Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.25%
0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
38Oesophageal cancer0.17%
0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
39Falls0.11%
0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
40Congenital conditions0.07%
0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
41Drowning0.06%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
42Alcohol use disorder0.05%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
43Homicide0.05%
<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%

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 SOS line on 0800 309 309, option 1 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

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

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How long people like this live: life expectancy.

What to do about it

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

Blood pressure check
every year from 40 (every 3 years before)
Bowel cancer screening (stool test)
home stool test every 2 years, ages 50–74; colonoscopy if it's positive — free in the national screening programme
Breast cancer screening (mammogram)
mammogram, ages 50–69 — free in the national screening programme
Cervical screening (HPV test)
Pap test every 3 years (after two yearly tests), ages 25–64 — free in the national screening programme
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 Serbia's national screening programmes (Batut Institute) and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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