What is an 87-year-old woman in Poland most likely to die from?

1. 09Dementia & Alzheimer's2.5%
   2.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
2. 10Other causes2.1%
   1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
3. 11Falls1.9%
   1.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
4. 12Breast cancer1.5%
   1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
5. 13Colorectal cancer1.4%
   1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
6. 14COVID-191.0%
   0.86% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
7. 15Other lung disease0.92%
   0.77% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.92%
8. 16Kidney disease0.84%
   0.71% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.83%
9. 17COPD & chronic lung disease0.80%
   0.67% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.77%
10. 18Lung cancer0.78%
    0.66% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.71%
11. 19Leukaemia & lymphoma0.65%
    0.55% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.60%
12. 20Uterine & ovarian cancer0.60%
    0.51% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
13. 21Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.54%
    0.46% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
14. 22Pancreatic cancer0.46%
    0.38% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
15. 23Other accidents0.41%
    0.35% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.41%
16. 24Stomach cancer0.37%
    0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
17. 25Parkinson's disease0.35%
    0.29% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
18. 26Bladder cancer0.27%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
19. 27Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.25%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
20. 28Melanoma (skin cancer)0.23%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.22%
21. 29Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.22%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
22. 30Kidney cancer0.22%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.20%
23. 31Liver cancer0.21%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
24. 32Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.17%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
25. 33Brain cancer0.15%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
26. 34Cervical cancer0.15%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
27. 35Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.11%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
28. 36Oesophageal cancer0.05%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
29. 37Road accidents0.04%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
30. 38Suicide0.03%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
31. 39Other mental health conditions0.03%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
32. 40Accidental poisoning & overdose0.02%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
33. 41Alcohol use disorder<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
34. 42Drowning<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
35. 43Congenital conditions<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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