What is a 77-year-old woman in France 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.
Official mortality statistics are published by sex at birth, which is why we ask.
Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.
- 2.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 13%
- 2.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
- 2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.0%
- 1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.3%
- 05Other causes5.5%1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.4%
- 1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.0%
- 1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
- 1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.3%
Show the other 38 causesHide the other 38 causes52% together
- 1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
- 0.97% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.7%
- 0.97% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
- 0.94% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
- 0.91% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
- 0.90% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.3%
- 0.87% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
- 0.79% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
- 0.78% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
- 0.76% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
- 0.75% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.0%
- 0.73% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
- 0.72% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
- 0.62% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
- 0.60% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
- 0.55% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
- 0.51% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
- 0.33% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
- 0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
- 0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
- 0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
- 0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
- 0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
- 0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
- 0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
- 0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
- 0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
- 0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
- 0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
- 0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
- 0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
- 0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
- 0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
- 0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
- 0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
- <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
- <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
- <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
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 3114, the national suicide prevention line — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).
For people like a 77-year-old woman in France, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for France (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.
Full page with comparisons: women aged 75–79 in France
How long people like this live: life expectancy.
Check-ups recommended for a 77-year-old woman in France
- Blood pressure checkevery year from 40 — also checked at the free “Mon bilan prévention” (45–50, 60–65, 70–75)
- Flu vaccineevery autumn from 65
- Cholesterol & heart-risk checkfrom 40 (men) / 50 (women) — included in “Mon bilan prévention” at 45–50
- Pneumonia vaccine (pneumococcal)once from 65 (Prevenar 20), with or without health conditions
- RSV vaccineonce from 75
- Blood sugar test (diabetes)every 3 years from 35
- Shingles vaccine2 doses, from 65
Based on the Assurance maladie screening programmes and the 2025 French vaccine calendar. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.
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