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What is a 77-year-old man in Romania 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
6.0%
1 in 17
Next 10 years
63%
about 6 in 10
Life expectancy
86
about 9 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01High blood pressure & other circulatory disease21%
    13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 24%
  2. 02Heart attack & coronary heart disease19%
    12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 21%
  3. 03Stroke16%
    9.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 16%
  4. 04Pneumonia & flu5.4%
    3.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.1%
  5. 05Heart failure & other heart disease4.7%
    3.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.9%
  6. 06Lung cancer3.1%
    1.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  7. 07Colorectal cancer2.9%
    1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  8. 08COPD & chronic lung disease2.7%
    1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
Show the other 36 causes26% together
  1. 09Prostate cancer2.6%
    1.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  2. 10Other digestive disease2.1%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  3. 11Other cancers2.0%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  4. 12Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.8%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  5. 13Kidney disease1.8%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  6. 14Other lung disease1.3%
    0.85% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  7. 15Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.2%
    0.78% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.92%
  8. 16Bladder cancer1.2%
    0.77% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  9. 17Stomach cancer1.2%
    0.77% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.92%
  10. 18Diabetes1.2%
    0.73% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.95%
  11. 19COVID-191.1%
    0.70% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  12. 20Liver cancer0.91%
    0.57% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.69%
  13. 21Pancreatic cancer0.88%
    0.55% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.67%
  14. 22Dementia & Alzheimer's0.86%
    0.54% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.98%
  15. 23Leukaemia & lymphoma0.80%
    0.51% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.68%
  16. 24Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.65%
    0.41% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.47%
  17. 25Falls0.58%
    0.37% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.51%
  18. 26Other causes0.43%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.45%
  19. 27Other accidents0.43%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.38%
  20. 28Parkinson's disease0.42%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
  21. 29Kidney cancer0.37%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  22. 30Suicide0.30%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  23. 31Road accidents0.28%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  24. 32Brain cancer0.27%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  25. 33Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.26%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  26. 34Oesophageal cancer0.20%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  27. 35Melanoma (skin cancer)0.13%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  28. 36Accidental poisoning & overdose0.08%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  29. 37Drowning0.08%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  30. 38Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.07%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  31. 39Other mental health conditions0.05%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  32. 40Alcohol use disorder0.04%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  33. 41Breast cancer0.03%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  34. 42Homicide0.03%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  35. 43Drug use disorder<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  36. 44Congenital conditions<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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