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What is a 77-year-old woman in Canada most likely to die from?

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Country
Age
77
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
2.3%
1 in 43
Next 10 years
35%
about 4 in 10
Life expectancy
90
about 13 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Dementia & Alzheimer's14%
    4.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 20%
  2. 02Heart attack & coronary heart disease9.1%
    3.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.8%
  3. 03Lung cancer6.4%
    2.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease6.1%
    2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.4%
  5. 05Stroke5.5%
    1.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.7%
  6. 06COPD & chronic lung disease5.2%
    1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
  7. 07Other cancers4.3%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  8. 08Other digestive disease4.0%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
Show the other 38 causes45% together
  1. 09Other causes3.8%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
  2. 10High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.8%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.3%
  3. 11Falls3.2%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
  4. 12Breast cancer3.1%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  5. 13Colorectal cancer2.7%
    0.96% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  6. 14Leukaemia & lymphoma2.6%
    0.91% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  7. 15Other lung disease2.3%
    0.80% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  8. 16Pneumonia & flu2.2%
    0.79% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  9. 17Diabetes2.1%
    0.75% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  10. 18Uterine & ovarian cancer2.1%
    0.75% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  11. 19COVID-192.1%
    0.74% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  12. 20Pancreatic cancer2.0%
    0.71% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  13. 21Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)2.0%
    0.70% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  14. 22Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.9%
    0.66% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  15. 23Kidney disease1.8%
    0.63% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  16. 24Parkinson's disease1.5%
    0.52% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  17. 25Liver cancer0.94%
    0.33% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.57%
  18. 26Other accidents0.82%
    0.29% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.97%
  19. 27Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.67%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
  20. 28Bladder cancer0.52%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  21. 29Brain cancer0.48%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  22. 30Kidney cancer0.43%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
  23. 31Stomach cancer0.41%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
  24. 32Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.36%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  25. 33Oesophageal cancer0.36%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  26. 34Melanoma (skin cancer)0.30%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  27. 35Other mental health conditions0.20%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  28. 36Road accidents0.16%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  29. 37Cervical cancer0.13%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  30. 38Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.11%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  31. 39Suicide0.09%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  32. 40Alcohol use disorder0.08%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  33. 41Congenital conditions0.07%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  34. 42Accidental poisoning & overdose0.06%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  35. 43Drowning0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  36. 44Homicide0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  37. 45Drug use disorder<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  38. 46Complications around birth<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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Check-ups recommended for a 77-year-old woman in Canada

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