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What is a 17-year-old girl in Latvia most likely to die from?

Move the controls. The answer comes from official mortality statistics for 37 countries in Europe and North America — and it surprises almost everyone.

Country
Age
17
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.03%
1 in 3,287
Next 10 years
0.36%
1 in 277
Life expectancy
80
about 63 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)13%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  2. 02Road accidents9.6%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
  3. 03Accidental poisoning & overdose7.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  4. 04Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)7.1%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
  5. 05Leukaemia & lymphoma7.0%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  6. 06Heart failure & other heart disease5.7%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.9%
  7. 07Suicide5.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  8. 08Brain cancer4.9%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
Show the other 25 causes41% together
  1. 09Homicide4.1%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  2. 10Other causes3.4%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  3. 11Other accidents3.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.82%
  4. 12Pneumonia & flu2.8%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  5. 13Diabetes2.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  6. 14Pregnancy & childbirth2.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  7. 15Congenital conditions2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  8. 16Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  9. 17Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  10. 18Other digestive disease1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  11. 19Kidney disease1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  12. 20Cervical cancer1.5%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.86%
  13. 21Colorectal cancer1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  14. 22Liver cancer1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  15. 23Kidney cancer1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
  16. 24Other lung disease1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  17. 25Other mental health conditions1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.08%
  18. 26Falls1.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
  19. 27Drowning1.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.13%
  20. 28Heart attack & coronary heart disease0.63%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 25%
  21. 29Other cancers0.63%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  22. 30Stroke0.38%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 22%
  23. 31High blood pressure & other circulatory disease0.38%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 9.3%
  24. 32Stomach cancer0.38%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  25. 33Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.38%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%

Some of these risks are about mental health and substances. They are among the most preventable — if you or someone you love is struggling, call the national crisis line on 116 123 — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 17-year-old girl in Latvia, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Latvia (2018, 2019 and 2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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Full page with comparisons: women aged 15–19 in Latvia

How long people like this live: life expectancy.