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What is a 27-year-old woman in Finland 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
27
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.02%
1 in 4,621
Next 10 years
0.38%
1 in 263
Life expectancy
85
about 58 more years on average
The surpriseAt 27, the top risk in the next 10 years isn't aging — it's suicide.
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Suicide22%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
  2. 02Accidental poisoning & overdose7.0%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  3. 03Homicide5.3%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  4. 04Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)4.6%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.1%
  5. 05Heart failure & other heart disease4.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.8%
  6. 06Uterine & ovarian cancer4.0%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  7. 07Other digestive disease3.6%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  8. 08Other cancers3.2%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.6%
Show the other 29 causes46% together
  1. 09Road accidents3.1%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  2. 10Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)2.9%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  3. 11Breast cancer2.7%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.5%
  4. 12Brain cancer2.7%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.50%
  5. 13Stroke2.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.2%
  6. 14Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)2.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  7. 15High blood pressure & other circulatory disease2.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  8. 16Pregnancy & childbirth2.3%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  9. 17Diabetes2.2%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.90%
  10. 18Stomach cancer2.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.49%
  11. 19Colorectal cancer2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  12. 20Congenital conditions2.0%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  13. 21Other causes1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  14. 22Drug use disorder1.7%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  15. 23Drowning1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  16. 24Other accidents1.6%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.43%
  17. 25Other mental health conditions1.4%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  18. 26Leukaemia & lymphoma1.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  19. 27Melanoma (skin cancer)1.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  20. 28COVID-191.1%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  21. 29Cervical cancer0.92%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.14%
  22. 30Pancreatic cancer0.77%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%
  23. 31Kidney cancer0.77%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  24. 32Other lung disease0.77%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.60%
  25. 33Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)0.77%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  26. 34Heart attack & coronary heart disease0.49%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  27. 35COPD & chronic lung disease0.31%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  28. 36Pneumonia & flu0.31%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  29. 37Falls0.31%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.0%

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 MIELI crisis line on 09 2525 0111 (normal call rate) — confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

For people like a 27-year-old woman in Finland, not a personal prediction. Based on official mortality data for Finland (2023), Eurostat. Personal risk also depends on health and habits.

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Full page with comparisons: women aged 25–29 in Finland

How long people like this live: life expectancy.

What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 27-year-old woman in Finland

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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