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What is a 72-year-old woman in Latvia 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
72
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
2.1%
1 in 47
Next 10 years
31%
about 3 in 10
Life expectancy
86
about 14 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease23%
    7.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 28%
  2. 02Stroke21%
    6.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 25%
  3. 03High blood pressure & other circulatory disease8.4%
    2.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 10%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease4.6%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.7%
  5. 05Other cancers3.4%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  6. 06Diabetes3.4%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  7. 07Breast cancer3.0%
    0.92% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  8. 08Colorectal cancer2.9%
    0.90% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
Show the other 36 causes30% together
  1. 09Uterine & ovarian cancer2.7%
    0.82% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  2. 10Other digestive disease2.6%
    0.80% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  3. 11Dementia & Alzheimer's2.4%
    0.73% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  4. 12Lung cancer2.2%
    0.66% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  5. 13Other causes2.1%
    0.63% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  6. 14Leukaemia & lymphoma2.0%
    0.62% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  7. 15Pancreatic cancer1.9%
    0.60% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  8. 16Kidney disease1.4%
    0.43% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  9. 17Pneumonia & flu1.3%
    0.42% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  10. 18Stomach cancer1.3%
    0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.83%
  11. 19Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.0%
    0.32% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.74%
  12. 20Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.0%
    0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.93%
  13. 21Other accidents0.71%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.59%
  14. 22Cervical cancer0.69%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  15. 23Brain cancer0.69%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  16. 24Parkinson's disease0.67%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  17. 25Liver cancer0.66%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.38%
  18. 26Kidney cancer0.64%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  19. 27COPD & chronic lung disease0.64%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
  20. 28COVID-190.41%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  21. 29Falls0.41%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.53%
  22. 30Bladder cancer0.37%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
  23. 31Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.34%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  24. 32Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.31%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  25. 33Melanoma (skin cancer)0.28%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  26. 34Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.26%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  27. 35Suicide0.23%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  28. 36Other lung disease0.19%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  29. 37Oesophageal cancer0.17%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  30. 38Road accidents0.17%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  31. 39Other mental health conditions0.11%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  32. 40Drowning0.11%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  33. 41Accidental poisoning & overdose0.11%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  34. 42Alcohol use disorder0.06%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  35. 43Congenital conditions0.04%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  36. 44Homicide0.03%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%

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 crisis line on 116 123 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 72-year-old woman in Latvia, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Latvia (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 72-year-old woman in Latvia

If you smoke or used to:

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Based on Latvian National Health Service screening and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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