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What is a 77-year-old woman in Switzerland 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
1.9%
1 in 52
Next 10 years
34%
about 3 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's13%
    4.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 16%
  2. 02Heart failure & other heart disease8.1%
    2.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  3. 03High blood pressure & other circulatory disease8.0%
    2.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  4. 04Heart attack & coronary heart disease7.2%
    2.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.1%
  5. 05Stroke6.3%
    2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.4%
  6. 06Other causes4.9%
    1.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.9%
  7. 07Other digestive disease4.3%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
  8. 08COPD & chronic lung disease4.0%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
Show the other 37 causes44% together
  1. 09Other cancers3.9%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  2. 10Breast cancer3.8%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  3. 11Lung cancer3.7%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  4. 12Falls3.2%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  5. 13Pancreatic cancer2.5%
    0.83% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  6. 14Leukaemia & lymphoma2.4%
    0.80% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  7. 15Colorectal cancer2.2%
    0.75% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  8. 16Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)2.2%
    0.73% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  9. 17COVID-192.0%
    0.68% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  10. 18Uterine & ovarian cancer2.0%
    0.68% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  11. 19Pneumonia & flu1.9%
    0.65% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  12. 20Diabetes1.8%
    0.61% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  13. 21Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.8%
    0.60% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  14. 22Parkinson's disease1.5%
    0.52% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  15. 23Kidney disease1.4%
    0.48% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  16. 24Other lung disease1.3%
    0.43% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  17. 25Other mental health conditions1.1%
    0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.95%
  18. 26Liver cancer0.74%
    0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
  19. 27Bladder cancer0.72%
    0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.49%
  20. 28Other accidents0.62%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.49%
  21. 29Brain cancer0.45%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  22. 30Oesophageal cancer0.39%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  23. 31Kidney cancer0.36%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  24. 32Stomach cancer0.36%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  25. 33Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.34%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  26. 34Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.34%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  27. 35Melanoma (skin cancer)0.33%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  28. 36Suicide0.23%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  29. 37Road accidents0.15%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  30. 38Alcohol use disorder0.12%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  31. 39Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.10%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  32. 40Cervical cancer0.10%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  33. 41Congenital conditions0.09%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  34. 42Drowning0.03%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  35. 43Homicide0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  36. 44Drug use disorder0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  37. 45Accidental 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 woman in Switzerland

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