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What is an 82-year-old woman in Austria 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
82
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
4.4%
1 in 23
Next 10 years
63%
about 6 in 10
Life expectancy
91
about 9 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease14%
    9.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 15%
  2. 02Heart failure & other heart disease13%
    8.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 14%
  3. 03High blood pressure & other circulatory disease12%
    7.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 13%
  4. 04Dementia & Alzheimer's9.3%
    5.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.8%
  5. 05Stroke6.4%
    4.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.2%
  6. 06Diabetes4.3%
    2.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  7. 07COVID-193.5%
    2.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
  8. 08Other causes3.4%
    2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
Show the other 36 causes34% together
  1. 09Other cancers3.2%
    2.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  2. 10COPD & chronic lung disease2.7%
    1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  3. 11Breast cancer2.7%
    1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  4. 12Other digestive disease2.6%
    1.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  5. 13Pneumonia & flu2.1%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  6. 14Other accidents2.1%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  7. 15Kidney disease2.0%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  8. 16Colorectal cancer1.7%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  9. 17Leukaemia & lymphoma1.7%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  10. 18Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.6%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  11. 19Lung cancer1.6%
    0.99% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  12. 20Pancreatic cancer1.5%
    0.97% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  13. 21Parkinson's disease1.5%
    0.96% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  14. 22Falls1.3%
    0.79% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  15. 23Uterine & ovarian cancer1.0%
    0.63% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.78%
  16. 24Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.82%
    0.52% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.68%
  17. 25Other lung disease0.73%
    0.46% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
  18. 26Stomach cancer0.51%
    0.32% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  19. 27Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.41%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
  20. 28Liver cancer0.35%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
  21. 29Bladder cancer0.32%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  22. 30Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.29%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.22%
  23. 31Kidney cancer0.29%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.22%
  24. 32Melanoma (skin cancer)0.28%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  25. 33Brain cancer0.21%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  26. 34Suicide0.17%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  27. 35Cervical cancer0.15%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  28. 36Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.11%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  29. 37Alcohol use disorder0.10%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  30. 38Other mental health conditions0.09%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  31. 39Road accidents0.08%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  32. 40Oesophageal cancer0.05%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  33. 41Drowning0.03%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  34. 42Drug use disorder0.02%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  35. 43Congenital conditions0.02%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  36. 44Homicide<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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