What are women aged 60–64 in Poland most likely to die from?
For a 62-year-old woman in Poland, the most likely causes of death over the next 10 years are lung cancer, heart attack & coronary heart disease and other cancers — together 30% of the risk. The chance of dying in the next 12 months is 0.74% (1 in 134); over 10 years it is 11%.
Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.
- 1.3% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
- 1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 22%
- 0.98% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.8%
- 0.71% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.6%
- 0.66% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
- 0.60% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
- 0.54% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.1%
- 0.53% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
- 0.52% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
- 0.46% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.1%
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- 0.38% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.2%
- 0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
- 0.28% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
- 0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
- 0.26% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
- 0.25% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
- 17Other causes1.9%0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
- 0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
- 0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
- 0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
- 0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.70%
- 0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.38%
- 0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.94%
- 0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
- 0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
- 0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
- 0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
- 0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.86%
- 0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.93%
- 0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
- 0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
- 0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.30%
- 0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
- 0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
- 0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
- 0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
- 0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
- 0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
- 0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
- 0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
- 0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
- <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
- <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
- <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
- <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
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For people like a 62-year-old woman in Poland, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Poland (2023–2024), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.
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Check-ups recommended for a 62-year-old woman in Poland
- Blood pressure checkevery 3 years from 50 — free in the NFZ “Moje Zdrowie” health check (every 5 years to 49, every 3 years from 50); yearly if it's raised
- Bowel cancer screening (stool test)colonoscopy once every 10 years, ages 50–65 (from 40 if a parent, sibling or child had bowel cancer)
- Breast cancer screening (mammogram)every 2 years, ages 45–74
- Cervical screening (HPV test)every 3 years (cytology) or 5 years after a negative HPV test, ages 25–64
- Cholesterol & heart-risk checkfrom 40 (men) / 50 (women) — free in the NFZ “Moje Zdrowie” health check (every 5 years to 49, every 3 years from 50)
- Blood sugar test (diabetes)every 3 years from 35 — fasting glucose is free in the NFZ “Moje Zdrowie” health check (every 5 years to 49, every 3 years from 50)
If you smoke or used to:
- Lung cancer screening (low-dose CT)ages 50–74 with 20+ pack-years (now or in the past) — free low-dose CT, no referral needed
If a parent, brother, sister or child had:
- Bowel cancer in the family — earlier bowel checkoften 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 counsellingask your doctor once — you may be offered earlier mammograms (often yearly from 40) or a gene test
Based on NFZ screening programmes and the “Moje Zdrowie” health check. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.
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Questions
- What is the most common cause of death for women aged 60–64 in Poland?
- Lung cancer: 11% of the risk of dying over the next 10 years for a 62-year-old woman in Poland, followed by heart attack & coronary heart disease and other cancers.
- What is the chance that a 62-year-old woman in Poland dies in the next year?
- 0.74% (1 in 134). Over the next 10 years it is 11% (1 in 9).
- How long can a 62-year-old woman in Poland expect to live?
- On average, to about 85 — around 23 more years, based on Poland's current death rates.
- Which check-ups are recommended for a 62-year-old woman in Poland?
- Blood pressure check; Bowel cancer screening (stool test); Breast cancer screening (mammogram); Cervical screening (HPV test); Cholesterol & heart-risk check; Blood sugar test (diabetes). Based on NFZ screening programmes and the “Moje Zdrowie” health check.
- Can these risks be lowered?
- Many of them, yes. Smoking, alcohol, activity and weight change these numbers a lot, and screening finds several cancers early. Odainn's personal numbers adjust the statistics for your own habits and rank the changes that give you the most years back. This is educational information, not medical advice.
Computed by Odainn from official Eurostat mortality statistics for Poland (2023–2024) — how we calculate. Educational, not medical advice.