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How long will a 72-year-old woman in Germany live?

Move the controls. Life expectancy and the chance of reaching each age, from official mortality statistics for 37 countries in Europe and North America.

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Age

Sex at birth

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

Life expectancy

About 87 years old

At today's death rates, a 72-year-old woman in Germany can expect 15.3 more years on average.

Reaches 8083%
Reaches 9040%
Reaches 1002%

Period life expectancy: what today's death rates imply, without guessing future medical progress — so for younger people it is, if anything, on the low side. A statistic for people like you, not a prediction.

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What's most likely to cut it short?

The causes, ranked — and the changes worth the most years.

See the causes

What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 72-year-old woman in Germany

Blood pressure check
every 3 years from 35 — the Check-up 35 (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar)
Bowel cancer screening (stool test)
from 50: a colonoscopy (twice, 10 years apart) or a stool test every 2 years
Breast cancer screening (mammogram)
every 2 years, ages 50–75
Cervical screening (HPV test)
every 3 years from 35 (smear and HPV test together)
Flu vaccine
every autumn from 60
Cholesterol & heart-risk check
every 3 years from 35 — part of the Check-up 35
Pneumonia vaccine (pneumococcal)
once from 60
Skin cancer check
every 2 years from 35
Blood sugar test (diabetes)
every 3 years from 35 — part of the Check-up 35
Shingles vaccine
2 doses, from 60

If you smoke or used to:

Lung cancer screening (low-dose CT)
yearly low-dose CT, ages 50–75, after 25+ years of heavy smoking (15+ pack-years) — if you still smoke or quit within 10 years

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Bowel cancer in the family — earlier bowel check
often a colonoscopy every 5 years from 40 (or 10 years before your relative's age at diagnosis, if earlier) · ask your doctor
Breast or ovarian cancer in the family — risk check and genetic counselling
ask your doctor once — you may be offered earlier mammograms (often yearly from 40) or a gene test

Based on statutory health insurance (G-BA) screening and STIKO vaccine recommendations. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

Every age at once: life expectancy in Germany by age.

Where a 72-year-old woman lives longest

The age people like this reach on average, in each of the 37 countries we cover — Germany ranks 22nd. Each links to that country's table by age.