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What is a 77-year-old man in Austria 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
77
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
4.1%
1 in 25
Next 10 years
51%
about 5 in 10
Life expectancy
87
about 10 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease17%
    8.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  2. 02Heart failure & other heart disease8.4%
    4.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  3. 03High blood pressure & other circulatory disease6.1%
    3.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.8%
  4. 04Stroke5.2%
    2.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.1%
  5. 05Diabetes4.6%
    2.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  6. 06Lung cancer4.5%
    2.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  7. 07Dementia & Alzheimer's4.4%
    2.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.5%
  8. 08COVID-194.2%
    2.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.6%
Show the other 36 causes46% together
  1. 09COPD & chronic lung disease4.1%
    2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  2. 10Prostate cancer4.1%
    2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  3. 11Other cancers4.0%
    2.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  4. 12Leukaemia & lymphoma3.0%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  5. 13Colorectal cancer2.5%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  6. 14Other causes2.4%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  7. 15Parkinson's disease2.3%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  8. 16Pancreatic cancer2.1%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  9. 17Pneumonia & flu2.1%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  10. 18Other digestive disease1.8%
    0.94% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  11. 19Other accidents1.5%
    0.77% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  12. 20Falls1.3%
    0.69% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  13. 21Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.3%
    0.67% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  14. 22Kidney disease1.2%
    0.63% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  15. 23Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.2%
    0.63% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.93%
  16. 24Liver cancer1.2%
    0.59% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.75%
  17. 25Bladder cancer1.1%
    0.57% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  18. 26Suicide1.0%
    0.53% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.80%
  19. 27Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.0%
    0.52% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.65%
  20. 28Other lung disease0.98%
    0.50% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  21. 29Stomach cancer0.86%
    0.44% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.63%
  22. 30Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.79%
    0.40% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.56%
  23. 31Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.74%
    0.38% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.53%
  24. 32Melanoma (skin cancer)0.54%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.46%
  25. 33Kidney cancer0.50%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  26. 34Oesophageal cancer0.47%
    0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  27. 35Alcohol use disorder0.47%
    0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
  28. 36Brain cancer0.42%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  29. 37Road accidents0.22%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  30. 38Other mental health conditions0.13%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  31. 39Drowning0.07%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  32. 40Congenital conditions0.06%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  33. 41Breast cancer0.03%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  34. 42Drug use disorder0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  35. 43Homicide0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  36. 44Accidental poisoning & overdose<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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Check-ups recommended for a 77-year-old man in Austria

If you smoke or used to:

Based on the Austrian breast screening programme, the Vorsorgeuntersuchung and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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