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

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Country
Age
87
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
12%
1 in 8
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. 01High blood pressure & other circulatory disease33%
    29% chance over 10 years · lifetime 34%
  2. 02Heart attack & coronary heart disease25%
    22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 25%
  3. 03Stroke18%
    16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease5.2%
    4.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.3%
  5. 05Pneumonia & flu3.0%
    2.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  6. 06Dementia & Alzheimer's1.7%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  7. 07Other digestive disease1.3%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  8. 08Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.2%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
Show the other 35 causes11% together
  1. 09COPD & chronic lung disease1.2%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  2. 10Kidney disease1.2%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  3. 11Other cancers1.0%
    0.89% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.98%
  4. 12Other lung disease0.94%
    0.82% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.91%
  5. 13Colorectal cancer0.90%
    0.79% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.84%
  6. 14Breast cancer0.79%
    0.69% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.73%
  7. 15Diabetes0.76%
    0.67% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.72%
  8. 16COVID-190.60%
    0.53% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.57%
  9. 17Lung cancer0.39%
    0.35% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
  10. 18Pancreatic cancer0.29%
    0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  11. 19Stomach cancer0.28%
    0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
  12. 20Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.28%
    0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  13. 21Uterine & ovarian cancer0.25%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  14. 22Leukaemia & lymphoma0.25%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  15. 23Parkinson's disease0.25%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.25%
  16. 24Falls0.25%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.23%
  17. 25Other causes0.22%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.22%
  18. 26Liver cancer0.18%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  19. 27Bladder cancer0.18%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  20. 28Other accidents0.18%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  21. 29Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.17%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  22. 30Cervical cancer0.12%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  23. 31Brain cancer0.11%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  24. 32Road accidents0.08%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  25. 33Kidney cancer0.07%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  26. 34Melanoma (skin cancer)0.06%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  27. 35Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.06%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  28. 36Other mental health conditions0.06%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  29. 37Accidental poisoning & overdose0.03%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  30. 38Suicide0.02%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  31. 39Drowning0.01%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  32. 40Oesophageal cancer0.01%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  33. 41Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  34. 42Homicide<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  35. 43Alcohol use disorder<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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