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What is an 87-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
87
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
9.1%
1 in 11
Next 10 years
83%
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 attack & coronary heart disease17%
    14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 17%
  2. 02Dementia & Alzheimer's16%
    13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 16%
  3. 03Heart failure & other heart disease8.8%
    7.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.8%
  4. 04Stroke8.6%
    7.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.6%
  5. 05Pneumonia & flu7.2%
    6.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.1%
  6. 06Other lung disease6.7%
    5.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.0%
  7. 07Diabetes5.5%
    4.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.1%
  8. 08High blood pressure & other circulatory disease5.4%
    4.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.3%
Show the other 29 causes25% together
  1. 09Other causes3.8%
    3.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
  2. 10Other digestive disease3.2%
    2.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.1%
  3. 11Falls1.9%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  4. 12Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.8%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  5. 13Other cancers1.8%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  6. 14Kidney disease1.7%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  7. 15Colorectal cancer1.7%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  8. 16Breast cancer1.6%
    1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  9. 17COPD & chronic lung disease1.4%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  10. 18Parkinson's disease1.0%
    0.87% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.99%
  11. 19Leukaemia & lymphoma0.76%
    0.63% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.79%
  12. 20Pancreatic cancer0.71%
    0.59% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
  13. 21Uterine & ovarian cancer0.69%
    0.58% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  14. 22Lung cancer0.52%
    0.43% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
  15. 23Stomach cancer0.41%
    0.34% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  16. 24COVID-190.37%
    0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
  17. 25Other accidents0.37%
    0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
  18. 26Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.31%
    0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
  19. 27Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.28%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  20. 28Kidney cancer0.18%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  21. 29Liver cancer0.17%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  22. 30Oesophageal cancer0.16%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  23. 31Bladder cancer0.14%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  24. 32Other mental health conditions0.07%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  25. 33Melanoma (skin cancer)0.06%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  26. 34Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.06%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  27. 35Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.05%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  28. 36Cervical cancer0.02%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  29. 37Road accidents0.02%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%

For people like an 87-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 87-year-old woman in Malta

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