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What is an 82-year-old woman in Malta 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
4.8%
1 in 21
Next 10 years
62%
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 disease16%
    10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 17%
  2. 02Dementia & Alzheimer's13%
    8.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 15%
  3. 03Stroke8.9%
    5.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.6%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease8.5%
    5.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.7%
  5. 05Pneumonia & flu6.8%
    4.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.9%
  6. 06Diabetes6.0%
    3.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.3%
  7. 07Other lung disease5.6%
    3.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.4%
  8. 08High blood pressure & other circulatory disease5.2%
    3.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.2%
Show the other 31 causes30% together
  1. 09Other causes3.3%
    2.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.7%
  2. 10Other digestive disease3.0%
    1.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.0%
  3. 11Other cancers2.7%
    1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  4. 12Colorectal cancer2.1%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  5. 13Breast cancer2.0%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  6. 14Falls1.7%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  7. 15Kidney disease1.7%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  8. 16Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.6%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  9. 17COPD & chronic lung disease1.6%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  10. 18Uterine & ovarian cancer1.5%
    0.92% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  11. 19Parkinson's disease1.3%
    0.82% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  12. 20Leukaemia & lymphoma1.2%
    0.74% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  13. 21Pancreatic cancer1.0%
    0.62% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.89%
  14. 22Lung cancer0.95%
    0.59% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.68%
  15. 23Stomach cancer0.65%
    0.40% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.47%
  16. 24Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.43%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
  17. 25COVID-190.39%
    0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  18. 26Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.38%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  19. 27Other accidents0.32%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  20. 28Oesophageal cancer0.32%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.22%
  21. 29Kidney cancer0.29%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
  22. 30Bladder cancer0.29%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  23. 31Liver cancer0.28%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  24. 32Other mental health conditions0.15%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  25. 33Brain cancer0.14%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  26. 34Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.10%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  27. 35Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.09%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  28. 36Road accidents0.07%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  29. 37Cervical cancer0.04%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  30. 38Melanoma (skin cancer)0.03%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  31. 39Congenital conditions0.02%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%

For people like an 82-year-old woman in Malta, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Malta (2018, 2019 and 2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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Check-ups recommended for an 82-year-old woman in Malta

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