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

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

Next 12 months
0.05%
1 in 2,078
Next 10 years
0.72%
1 in 138
Life expectancy
82
about 47 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. 01Suicide21%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.45%
  2. 02Heart attack & coronary heart disease10%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  3. 03Road accidents9.1%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.41%
  4. 04Accidental poisoning & overdose9.0%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  5. 05Heart failure & other heart disease5.7%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.6%
  6. 06Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)5.7%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  7. 07Other accidents5.2%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
  8. 08High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
Show the other 18 causes31% together
  1. 09Other causes3.4%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  2. 10Colorectal cancer3.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
  3. 11Stomach cancer2.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  4. 12Leukaemia & lymphoma2.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  5. 13Brain cancer2.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.49%
  6. 14Diabetes2.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.0%
  7. 15Homicide2.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  8. 16Lung cancer1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.6%
  9. 17Pancreatic cancer1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  10. 18Oesophageal cancer1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.67%
  11. 19Other cancers1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  12. 20Other digestive disease1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  13. 21Falls1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  14. 22Drowning1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  15. 23Stroke1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.0%
  16. 24Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.62%
  17. 25Drug use disorder1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  18. 26Congenital conditions1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%

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 the national mental health helpline on 1579 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 35-year-old man 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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How long people like this live: life expectancy.

What to do about it

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

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Based on Malta's National Screening Centre programmes and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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