What is an 82-year-old man in Lithuania 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.
- 29% chance over 10 years · lifetime 41%
- 11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 13%
- 5.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.0%
- 4.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.1%
- 2.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
- 2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
- 2.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
- 1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
Show the other 33 causesHide the other 33 causes25% together
- 1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
- 1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
- 1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
- 1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
- 1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
- 1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
- 1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
- 0.99% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
- 0.91% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
- 0.86% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
- 0.83% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.96%
- 20Other causes0.95%0.73% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.90%
- 0.72% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.92%
- 0.69% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.80%
- 0.47% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
- 0.44% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
- 0.36% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
- 0.32% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.41%
- 0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
- 0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
- 0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
- 0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
- 0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
- 0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
- 0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
- 0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
- 0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
- 0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
- 0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
- 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%
- 0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
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For people like an 82-year-old man in Lithuania, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Lithuania (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.
Full page with comparisons: men aged 80–84 in Lithuania
How long people like this live: life expectancy.
Check-ups recommended for an 82-year-old man in Lithuania
- Blood pressure checkevery year from 40 (every 3 years before)
- Flu vaccineevery autumn — from 60 or 65, depending on your country
- Cholesterol & heart-risk checkfrom 40 (men) / 50 (women), then as your doctor advises
- Pneumonia vaccine (pneumococcal)from 60 or 65, depending on your country — ask your doctor
- Blood sugar test (diabetes)every 3 years from 35
If you smoke or used to:
- Aortic aneurysm scan (ultrasound)once, men 65+ who have ever smoked · ask your doctor
Based on Lithuanian national screening programmes and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.
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