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What is an 87-year-old woman in Czechia 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
87
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
10%
1 in 10
Next 10 years
88%
about 9 in 10
Life expectancy
92
about 5 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease24%
    21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 25%
  2. 02Heart failure & other heart disease15%
    13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 15%
  3. 03High blood pressure & other circulatory disease11%
    9.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  4. 04Stroke8.2%
    7.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.2%
  5. 05Dementia & Alzheimer's6.7%
    5.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.7%
  6. 06Diabetes5.3%
    4.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.2%
  7. 07Pneumonia & flu4.5%
    3.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.5%
  8. 08Other digestive disease2.4%
    2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
Show the other 36 causes23% together
  1. 09Other causes2.3%
    2.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  2. 10Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)2.2%
    2.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  3. 11Other cancers2.1%
    1.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  4. 12COPD & chronic lung disease1.8%
    1.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  5. 13Other accidents1.7%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  6. 14COVID-191.7%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  7. 15Breast cancer1.6%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  8. 16Kidney disease1.5%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  9. 17Colorectal cancer1.3%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  10. 18Other lung disease0.89%
    0.78% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.93%
  11. 19Lung cancer0.78%
    0.68% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
  12. 20Leukaemia & lymphoma0.78%
    0.68% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.73%
  13. 21Pancreatic cancer0.77%
    0.68% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
  14. 22Uterine & ovarian cancer0.51%
    0.45% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  15. 23Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.35%
    0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
  16. 24Parkinson's disease0.30%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  17. 25Kidney cancer0.30%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.28%
  18. 26Stomach cancer0.28%
    0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  19. 27Falls0.27%
    0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  20. 28Bladder cancer0.23%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  21. 29Liver cancer0.21%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  22. 30Melanoma (skin cancer)0.18%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  23. 31Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.13%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  24. 32Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.12%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  25. 33Brain cancer0.11%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  26. 34Oesophageal cancer0.07%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  27. 35Cervical cancer0.07%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  28. 36Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.06%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  29. 37Suicide0.05%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  30. 38Other mental health conditions0.04%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  31. 39Road accidents0.03%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  32. 40Accidental poisoning & overdose0.01%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  33. 41Congenital conditions0.01%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  34. 42Drowning0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  35. 43Alcohol use disorder<0.01%
    <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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