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What is a 67-year-old woman in Malta 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
67
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.76%
1 in 131
Next 10 years
12%
1 in 8
Life expectancy
87
about 20 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease12%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 16%
  2. 02Breast cancer6.8%
    0.84% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  3. 03Diabetes6.5%
    0.81% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.6%
  4. 04Uterine & ovarian cancer5.8%
    0.72% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  5. 05Stroke5.3%
    0.65% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.0%
  6. 06Lung cancer5.2%
    0.65% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  7. 07Heart failure & other heart disease5.1%
    0.63% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.2%
  8. 08Other cancers4.8%
    0.60% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
Show the other 35 causes49% together
  1. 09Pancreatic cancer4.6%
    0.56% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  2. 10Other lung disease4.1%
    0.51% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.8%
  3. 11Colorectal cancer3.7%
    0.46% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  4. 12Dementia & Alzheimer's3.7%
    0.46% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  5. 13Other digestive disease3.6%
    0.44% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.0%
  6. 14High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.4%
    0.41% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
  7. 15Other causes3.2%
    0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
  8. 16Pneumonia & flu3.1%
    0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.2%
  9. 17Leukaemia & lymphoma2.8%
    0.34% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  10. 18COPD & chronic lung disease2.4%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  11. 19Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.9%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
  12. 20Liver cancer1.4%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  13. 21Parkinson's disease1.4%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  14. 22Stomach cancer1.1%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.63%
  15. 23Brain cancer1.0%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  16. 24Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.80%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  17. 25Kidney cancer0.75%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  18. 26Kidney disease0.64%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  19. 27Bladder cancer0.63%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  20. 28COVID-190.59%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
  21. 29Falls0.53%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  22. 30Melanoma (skin cancer)0.51%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  23. 31Cervical cancer0.50%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  24. 32Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.50%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  25. 33Other accidents0.46%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.41%
  26. 34Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.38%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  27. 35Congenital conditions0.31%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  28. 36Homicide0.24%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  29. 37Road accidents0.19%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  30. 38Other mental health conditions0.10%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  31. 39Drowning0.09%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  32. 40Alcohol use disorder0.06%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  33. 41Suicide0.06%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  34. 42Oesophageal cancer0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  35. 43Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%

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 mental health helpline on 1579 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 67-year-old woman in Malta, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Malta (2018, 2019 and 2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 67-year-old woman in Malta

If you smoke or used to:

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Based on Malta's National Screening Centre programmes and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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