What kills Canadians at each age

The most likely cause of death over the next 10 years, by age (accidental poisoning is mostly drug overdoses):

Overdoses and suicide are among the most preventable causes of death. If you or someone you love is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide Crisis Helpline — free and confidential, any time. Or find help at findahelpline.com.

Chance of dying from accidental poisoning (mostly drug overdoses) within 10 years, women aged 20–24 — in Canada about 22 times the median country's:

1. Canada0.17%
2. United States0.16%
3. Iceland0.09%
4. Estonia0.06%
5. Norway0.05%
6. Finland0.04%
7. United Kingdom0.04%
8. Ireland0.03%

Overdoses are preventable, and treatment works. If you or someone you love is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide Crisis Helpline — free and confidential, any time. Or find help at findahelpline.com.

Chance of dying from accidental poisoning within 10 years, men aged 25–29 — about 12 times the median country's:

1. United States0.60%
2. Canada0.49%
3. Estonia0.23%
4. Iceland0.22%
5. Latvia0.21%
6. United Kingdom0.18%
7. Finland0.17%
8. Norway0.17%

Chance of dying in the next 12 months, at each age:

Overdoses are 76% of the difference at 25. By 45, a Canadian man's odds are lower than a British man's. An American man of 25 is 1.7 times as likely to die in the next year as a Canadian.

Chance of dying of lung cancer within 10 years, women aged 70–74:

1. Iceland2.3%
2. Denmark2.3%
3. Canada2.0%
4. Hungary2.0%
5. Netherlands1.9%
6. United Kingdom1.9%
7. Ireland1.8%
8. Poland1.7%

It is the most likely cause of death for Canadian women from 50 to 74. Most lung cancer comes from smoking decades earlier. Canadian guidance supports yearly lung screening at 55–74 for people with a heavy smoking history — ask whether your province offers it.

Chance that a 20-year-old man lives to 70, at today's death rates (women in Canada: 88%):

1. Switzerland87%
2. Sweden86%
3. Norway86%
4. Italy85%
5. Ireland85%
6. Netherlands84%
7. Spain84%
8. Canada81%
9. United Kingdom81%
10. France80%
11. Germany79%
12. United States73%

Life expectancy at birth, men (years):

1. Switzerland82.1
2. Sweden81.5
3. Norway81.3
4. Italy81.1
5. Iceland81.0
6. Spain81.0
7. Ireland80.9
8. Cyprus80.9
9. Malta80.7
10. Luxembourg80.4
11. Netherlands80.2
12. Belgium80.1
13. France79.9
14. Canada79.7
15. Denmark79.6
16. Austria79.4
17. Portugal79.3
18. United Kingdom79.2
19. Greece79.0
20. Finland78.9
21. Slovenia78.5
22. Germany78.4
23. Czechia76.8
24. United States76.0
25. Croatia75.3
26. Slovakia74.8
27. Türkiye74.7
28. Poland74.6
29. Estonia74.2
30. Serbia73.6
31. Hungary73.3
32. Lithuania72.8
33. Romania72.5
34. Bulgaria71.9
35. Latvia70.4
36. Belarus69.2
37. Moldova67.4

The age at which heart disease, cancer, lung, brain or metabolic disease becomes the most likely cause of death — before it, it's overdoses. Canadian women: 43.

1. Belgium48
2. Canada48
3. Estonia47
4. Finland47
5. Switzerland47
6. France46
7. Netherlands46
8. Poland46
9. United States46
10. Iceland45