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What is an 87-year-old woman in Greece 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
9.6%
1 in 10
Next 10 years
85%
about 8 in 10
Life expectancy
93
about 6 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart failure & other heart disease14%
    12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 15%
  2. 02Other lung disease11%
    9.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  3. 03Stroke11%
    9.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  4. 04High blood pressure & other circulatory disease10%
    8.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 10%
  5. 05Heart attack & coronary heart disease9.3%
    7.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.4%
  6. 06COVID-194.9%
    4.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.9%
  7. 07Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)4.0%
    3.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  8. 08Other causes3.8%
    3.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.7%
Show the other 34 causes31% together
  1. 09Dementia & Alzheimer's3.7%
    3.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  2. 10Other digestive disease3.1%
    2.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  3. 11Kidney disease3.0%
    2.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  4. 12Other cancers2.2%
    1.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  5. 13COPD & chronic lung disease2.1%
    1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  6. 14Breast cancer1.9%
    1.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  7. 15Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)1.8%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  8. 16Diabetes1.7%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  9. 17Falls1.6%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  10. 18Colorectal cancer1.2%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  11. 19Pneumonia & flu1.2%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  12. 20Parkinson's disease1.1%
    0.89% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.98%
  13. 21Leukaemia & lymphoma0.83%
    0.70% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.77%
  14. 22Other accidents0.74%
    0.63% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.73%
  15. 23Pancreatic cancer0.64%
    0.54% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.59%
  16. 24Lung cancer0.60%
    0.50% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.55%
  17. 25Uterine & ovarian cancer0.49%
    0.42% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.45%
  18. 26Other mental health conditions0.49%
    0.41% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.49%
  19. 27Liver cancer0.38%
    0.32% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
  20. 28Stomach cancer0.31%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  21. 29Bladder cancer0.30%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  22. 30Kidney cancer0.24%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  23. 31Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.23%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.22%
  24. 32Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.19%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  25. 33Brain cancer0.16%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  26. 34Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.12%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  27. 35Melanoma (skin cancer)0.08%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  28. 36Cervical cancer0.05%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  29. 37Oesophageal cancer0.05%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  30. 38Road accidents0.03%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  31. 39Drowning0.02%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  32. 40Accidental poisoning & overdose0.02%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  33. 41Suicide0.01%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  34. 42Homicide<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

Some of these risks are about mental health and substances. They are among the most preventable — if you or someone you love is struggling, call 10306, the national psychosocial support line — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like an 87-year-old woman in Greece, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Greece (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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