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What is a 35-year-old man in Austria 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
35
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.10%
1 in 1,051
Next 10 years
1.1%
1 in 87
Life expectancy
80
about 45 more years on average
The surpriseAt 35, the top risk in the next 10 years isn't aging — it's suicide.
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Suicide17%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  2. 02Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)9.9%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.98%
  3. 03Heart attack & coronary heart disease8.5%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 17%
  4. 04Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)6.8%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  5. 05Road accidents6.5%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.44%
  6. 06Heart failure & other heart disease3.9%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.8%
  7. 07Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)3.6%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  8. 08Alcohol use disorder3.1%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.94%
Show the other 32 causes40% together
  1. 09Drug use disorder3.0%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  2. 10Other causes2.8%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  3. 11Other accidents2.8%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  4. 12Other cancers2.5%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
  5. 13Other digestive disease2.5%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  6. 14Brain cancer2.3%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.61%
  7. 15Stroke2.2%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.7%
  8. 16Falls2.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  9. 17High blood pressure & other circulatory disease2.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.5%
  10. 18Congenital conditions1.9%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  11. 19Diabetes1.7%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.0%
  12. 20Lung cancer1.6%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
  13. 21Colorectal cancer1.6%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  14. 22Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  15. 23Accidental poisoning & overdose1.3%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  16. 24Leukaemia & lymphoma1.0%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  17. 25Pancreatic cancer0.88%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  18. 26Homicide0.88%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  19. 27Melanoma (skin cancer)0.73%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
  20. 28Stomach cancer0.73%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.87%
  21. 29Drowning0.58%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  22. 30Liver cancer0.58%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  23. 31COVID-190.58%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.7%
  24. 32COPD & chronic lung disease0.44%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
  25. 33Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.44%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  26. 34Other lung disease0.44%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.89%
  27. 35Oesophageal cancer0.29%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.62%
  28. 36Bladder cancer0.29%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.96%
  29. 37Pneumonia & flu0.29%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  30. 38Other mental health conditions0.29%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.11%
  31. 39Prostate cancer0.15%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
  32. 40Kidney disease0.15%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%

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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 35-year-old man in Austria

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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