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Who dies of other neurological disease?

In the median of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, 1.4% of men and 1.3% of women eventually die of other neurological disease. It is the most likely cause of death in 6 of their 1,152 country, sex and age groups.

The risk by age

Chance of dying of other neurological disease within 10 years, and its share of all the risk at that age — the median of 36 countries. Your own country's numbers are one click away on its page.

Agemenwomen
15–190.03% (5.5% of the risk)0.02% (7.8% of the risk)
20–240.03% (4.5% of the risk)0.02% (6.4% of the risk)
25–290.04% (4.1% of the risk)0.02% (5.2% of the risk)
30–340.04% (3.4% of the risk)0.03% (4.4% of the risk)
35–390.05% (2.9% of the risk)0.03% (3.6% of the risk)
40–440.08% (2.8% of the risk)0.05% (3.4% of the risk)
45–490.11% (2.7% of the risk)0.08% (3.6% of the risk)
50–540.16% (2.4% of the risk)0.11% (3.3% of the risk)
55–590.22% (2.3% of the risk)0.15% (3.1% of the risk)
60–640.32% (2.2% of the risk)0.22% (2.9% of the risk)
65–690.41% (1.9% of the risk)0.30% (2.3% of the risk)
70–740.49% (1.4% of the risk)0.42% (1.9% of the risk)
75–790.62% (1.2% of the risk)0.52% (1.4% of the risk)
80–840.72% (0.99% of the risk)0.61% (0.94% of the risk)
85–890.58% (0.66% of the risk)0.56% (0.67% of the risk)
90–940.50% (0.53% of the risk)0.53% (0.55% of the risk)

Where it's the most likely cause of death

Lifetime chance, men: highest and lowest countries

  1. United States3.4%
  2. Finland2.3%
  3. France2.2%
  4. Belgium2.1%
  5. Switzerland2.1%
  6. Netherlands1.9%
  7. Norway1.9%
  8. Canada1.8%
  9. Sweden1.8%
  10. Italy1.8%
  11. Bulgaria0.82%
  12. Türkiye0.71%
  13. Romania0.47%

Lifetime chance, women: highest and lowest countries

  1. United States5.0%
  2. France2.1%
  3. Greece2.1%
  4. Finland2.1%
  5. Belgium2.0%
  6. Switzerland1.9%
  7. Italy1.7%
  8. Netherlands1.6%
  9. Norway1.6%
  10. Canada1.6%
  11. Türkiye0.60%
  12. Moldova0.53%
  13. Romania0.38%

What changes the odds

These are many different conditions — epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, meningitis and others — most with no known way to prevent them. Early diagnosis and specialist care matter most.

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Questions

At what age is other neurological disease most likely to be the cause of death?
For men, other neurological disease takes its largest share of deaths at 15–19: 5.5% of the risk of dying in the next 10 years, in the median of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age.
Which country has the highest risk of dying of other neurological disease?
Of the 36 countries that publish causes of death by age, United States has the highest lifetime chance of dying of other neurological disease for men (3.4%), and Romania the lowest (0.47%).

Computed by Odainn from official mortality statistics (Eurostat; ONS, NRS and NISRA; CDC; Statistics Canada) for 36 countries, latest years — how we calculate. Belarus is left out: deaths by cause and age aren't published together there, so the split by cause is our estimate. Population statistics, not a prediction for any individual. Educational, not medical advice.