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What is a 72-year-old man in Slovenia 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
2.7%
1 in 37
Next 10 years
36%
about 4 in 10
Life expectancy
85
about 13 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease12%
    4.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  2. 02Stroke9.5%
    3.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 10%
  3. 03Lung cancer8.2%
    3.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
  4. 04Prostate cancer5.7%
    2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.0%
  5. 05High blood pressure & other circulatory disease5.6%
    2.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.9%
  6. 06Heart failure & other heart disease5.4%
    2.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  7. 07Other cancers5.1%
    1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
  8. 08Colorectal cancer4.4%
    1.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
Show the other 36 causes44% together
  1. 09Leukaemia & lymphoma4.0%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  2. 10COPD & chronic lung disease2.9%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  3. 11Alcohol use disorder2.7%
    0.96% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  4. 12Falls2.4%
    0.88% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.3%
  5. 13Pancreatic cancer2.4%
    0.86% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  6. 14Stomach cancer2.2%
    0.80% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  7. 15Diabetes2.1%
    0.76% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  8. 16Other digestive disease2.0%
    0.72% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  9. 17Parkinson's disease2.0%
    0.71% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  10. 18Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.9%
    0.69% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.96%
  11. 19Liver cancer1.9%
    0.69% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  12. 20Bladder cancer1.7%
    0.61% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  13. 21Suicide1.7%
    0.61% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  14. 22Dementia & Alzheimer's1.6%
    0.59% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  15. 23Pneumonia & flu1.5%
    0.55% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  16. 24COVID-191.2%
    0.45% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  17. 25Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.1%
    0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.74%
  18. 26Kidney cancer1.1%
    0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.83%
  19. 27Mouth, throat & larynx cancer1.0%
    0.37% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.68%
  20. 28Other causes0.99%
    0.36% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  21. 29Other lung disease0.87%
    0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.79%
  22. 30Brain cancer0.79%
    0.28% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  23. 31Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.74%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
  24. 32Melanoma (skin cancer)0.71%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.56%
  25. 33Other accidents0.62%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.55%
  26. 34Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.55%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.61%
  27. 35Oesophageal cancer0.54%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.38%
  28. 36Road accidents0.42%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
  29. 37Kidney disease0.30%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  30. 38Drowning0.13%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  31. 39Accidental poisoning & overdose0.08%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  32. 40Other mental health conditions0.07%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  33. 41Breast cancer0.06%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  34. 42Congenital conditions0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  35. 43Drug use disorder<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  36. 44Homicide<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 72-year-old man in Slovenia

If you smoke or used to:

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Based on the Slovenian national programmes Svit, DORA and ZORA and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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