What are men aged 55–59 in the United States most likely to die from?
For a 57-year-old man in the United States, the most likely causes of death over the next 10 years are heart attack & coronary heart disease, high blood pressure & other circulatory disease and lung cancer — together 27% of the risk. The chance of dying in the next 12 months is 0.89% (1 in 113); over 10 years it is 12%.
Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.
- 1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 15%
- 0.76% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.1%
- 0.72% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.2%
- 0.71% chance over 10 years · lifetime 8.2%
- 0.55% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.77%
- 0.55% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.2%
- 0.48% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
- 0.46% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
- 0.45% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.4%
- 0.44% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
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- 11Other causes3.4%0.42% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.1%
- 0.33% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
- 0.33% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
- 0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
- 0.28% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.5%
- 0.28% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
- 0.28% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.82%
- 0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
- 0.24% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.66%
- 0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
- 0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
- 0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
- 0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.7%
- 0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
- 0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
- 0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.72%
- 0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.66%
- 0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.66%
- 0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
- 0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
- 0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.59%
- 0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.3%
- 0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
- 0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
- 0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.98%
- 0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
- 0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
- 0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
- 0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
- 0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
- 0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
- 0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
- 0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
- <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
- 45Complications around birth<0.01%<0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
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For people like a 57-year-old man in the United States, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for the United States (2023–2024), CDC. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.
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Check-ups recommended for a 57-year-old man in the United States
- Blood pressure checkevery year from 40 (every 3–5 years before)
- Colorectal cancer screeningages 45–75 — a stool test (FIT) every year, or a colonoscopy every 10 years
- Flu vaccineevery fall — recommended for all adults
- Cholesterol & heart-risk checkfrom 40, every 5 years or as your doctor advises (earlier with risk factors)
- Pneumonia vaccine (pneumococcal)from 50 — one or two shots, depending on the vaccine
- Prostate cancer test (PSA) — decide with your doctorages 55–69, if you choose to be tested · ask your doctor
- Blood sugar test (diabetes)every 3 years from 35
- Shingles vaccine2 doses, from 50
- Hepatitis C testonce, ages 18–79
- HIV testat least once, ages 15–65
If you smoke or used to:
- Lung cancer screening (low-dose CT)every year, ages 50–80, if you have smoked 20 pack-years and still smoke or quit within 15 years
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
Based on USPSTF recommendations and the CDC adult immunization schedule. 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 men aged 55–59 in the United States?
- Heart attack & coronary heart disease: 15% of the risk of dying over the next 10 years for a 57-year-old man in the United States, followed by high blood pressure & other circulatory disease and lung cancer.
- What is the chance that a 57-year-old man in the United States dies in the next year?
- 0.89% (1 in 113). Over the next 10 years it is 12% (1 in 8).
- How long can a 57-year-old man in the United States expect to live?
- On average, to about 81 — around 24 more years, based on the United States' current death rates.
- Which check-ups are recommended for a 57-year-old man in the United States?
- Blood pressure check; Colorectal cancer screening; Flu vaccine; Cholesterol & heart-risk check; Pneumonia vaccine (pneumococcal); Prostate cancer test (PSA) — decide with your doctor; Blood sugar test (diabetes); Shingles vaccine; Hepatitis C test; HIV test. Based on USPSTF recommendations and the CDC adult immunization schedule.
- 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 CDC mortality statistics for the United States (2023–2024) — how we calculate. Educational, not medical advice.