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What is a 77-year-old woman in Norway 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
2.3%
1 in 43
Next 10 years
38%
about 4 in 10
Life expectancy
89
about 12 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Dementia & Alzheimer's15%
    5.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  2. 02COPD & chronic lung disease8.3%
    3.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.5%
  3. 03Heart failure & other heart disease6.3%
    2.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.4%
  4. 04Stroke6.2%
    2.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.0%
  5. 05Heart attack & coronary heart disease5.6%
    2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.2%
  6. 06High blood pressure & other circulatory disease4.9%
    1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.8%
  7. 07Lung cancer4.7%
    1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  8. 08Other cancers4.5%
    1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
Show the other 36 causes45% together
  1. 09Other causes3.9%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.1%
  2. 10Colorectal cancer3.6%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  3. 11Other digestive disease3.3%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.0%
  4. 12COVID-193.0%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  5. 13Pneumonia & flu2.8%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.3%
  6. 14Breast cancer2.6%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  7. 15Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)2.5%
    0.95% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  8. 16Pancreatic cancer2.3%
    0.87% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  9. 17Falls2.2%
    0.84% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  10. 18Uterine & ovarian cancer2.0%
    0.75% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  11. 19Leukaemia & lymphoma1.8%
    0.69% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  12. 20Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.8%
    0.68% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  13. 21Diabetes1.6%
    0.62% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  14. 22Kidney disease1.6%
    0.59% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  15. 23Parkinson's disease1.5%
    0.59% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.97%
  16. 24Other lung disease1.4%
    0.51% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  17. 25Other accidents1.3%
    0.50% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  18. 26Liver cancer0.70%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
  19. 27Brain cancer0.62%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
  20. 28Stomach cancer0.60%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  21. 29Bladder cancer0.56%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  22. 30Melanoma (skin cancer)0.50%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
  23. 31Kidney cancer0.50%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
  24. 32Other mental health conditions0.44%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.53%
  25. 33Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.28%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  26. 34Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.28%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  27. 35Cervical cancer0.27%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  28. 36Oesophageal cancer0.24%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  29. 37Suicide0.18%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  30. 38Road accidents0.11%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  31. 39Alcohol use disorder0.06%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  32. 40Congenital conditions0.04%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  33. 41Accidental poisoning & overdose0.04%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  34. 42Drowning0.04%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  35. 43Homicide0.03%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  36. 44Drug use disorder<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%

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 Mental Helse on 116 123 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

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