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What is a 72-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
72
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
2.6%
1 in 38
Next 10 years
39%
about 4 in 10
Life expectancy
84
about 12 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart failure & other heart disease20%
    7.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 24%
  2. 02High blood pressure & other circulatory disease15%
    6.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 21%
  3. 03Stroke11%
    4.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 10%
  4. 04Heart attack & coronary heart disease8.9%
    3.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.4%
  5. 05Diabetes3.9%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  6. 06Other cancers3.6%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  7. 07Breast cancer3.1%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  8. 08Lung cancer3.1%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
Show the other 36 causes32% together
  1. 09Dementia & Alzheimer's2.9%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
  2. 10Other digestive disease2.9%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  3. 11Pneumonia & flu2.4%
    0.95% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  4. 12Kidney disease2.4%
    0.94% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  5. 13Colorectal cancer2.3%
    0.91% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  6. 14COPD & chronic lung disease2.3%
    0.90% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  7. 15Other causes1.6%
    0.63% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  8. 16Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.5%
    0.61% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  9. 17Pancreatic cancer1.5%
    0.59% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.85%
  10. 18Uterine & ovarian cancer1.4%
    0.54% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.76%
  11. 19COVID-191.3%
    0.53% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  12. 20Other lung disease1.3%
    0.50% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  13. 21Leukaemia & lymphoma1.0%
    0.41% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.64%
  14. 22Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.99%
    0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.75%
  15. 23Parkinson's disease0.65%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.61%
  16. 24Liver cancer0.64%
    0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  17. 25Other mental health conditions0.63%
    0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
  18. 26Stomach cancer0.57%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  19. 27Brain cancer0.48%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  20. 28Cervical cancer0.47%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  21. 29Bladder cancer0.42%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  22. 30Falls0.35%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  23. 31Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.34%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  24. 32Kidney cancer0.23%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  25. 33Suicide0.19%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  26. 34Melanoma (skin cancer)0.19%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  27. 35Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.18%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  28. 36Other accidents0.18%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  29. 37Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.18%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  30. 38Road accidents0.10%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  31. 39Oesophageal cancer0.07%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  32. 40Homicide0.04%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  33. 41Alcohol use disorder0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  34. 42Drowning0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  35. 43Congenital conditions0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  36. 44Accidental poisoning & overdose0.01%
    <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 SOS line on 0800 309 309, option 1 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 72-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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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 72-year-old woman in Serbia

If you smoke or used to:

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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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