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What is a 67-year-old woman in the Netherlands 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
67
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
0.97%
1 in 103
Next 10 years
15%
1 in 7
Life expectancy
86
about 19 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Lung cancer12%
    1.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
  2. 02COPD & chronic lung disease8.1%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.2%
  3. 03Other cancers6.2%
    0.91% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.5%
  4. 04Dementia & Alzheimer's5.7%
    0.85% chance over 10 years · lifetime 17%
  5. 05Heart failure & other heart disease5.4%
    0.80% chance over 10 years · lifetime 12%
  6. 06Breast cancer5.2%
    0.77% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.6%
  7. 07Stroke5.2%
    0.77% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.3%
  8. 08Heart attack & coronary heart disease3.7%
    0.54% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.2%
Show the other 37 causes48% together
  1. 09Uterine & ovarian cancer3.6%
    0.54% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  2. 10Pancreatic cancer3.4%
    0.50% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  3. 11High blood pressure & other circulatory disease3.3%
    0.49% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
  4. 12Colorectal cancer3.3%
    0.49% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.2%
  5. 13Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)3.1%
    0.46% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  6. 14Other digestive disease2.9%
    0.43% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.2%
  7. 15Leukaemia & lymphoma2.7%
    0.40% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  8. 16Other causes2.7%
    0.40% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
  9. 17Falls2.3%
    0.34% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.8%
  10. 18Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)2.1%
    0.31% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  11. 19Pneumonia & flu1.9%
    0.28% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
  12. 20Diabetes1.5%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  13. 21COVID-191.4%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.9%
  14. 22Liver cancer1.2%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.48%
  15. 23Oesophageal cancer1.2%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.56%
  16. 24Other lung disease1.1%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  17. 25Parkinson's disease1.1%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  18. 26Kidney disease1.1%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  19. 27Brain cancer0.90%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  20. 28Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.89%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.33%
  21. 29Stomach cancer0.86%
    0.13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.42%
  22. 30Bladder cancer0.80%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.45%
  23. 31Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.76%
    0.11% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  24. 32Other accidents0.67%
    0.10% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  25. 33Other mental health conditions0.60%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.45%
  26. 34Melanoma (skin cancer)0.58%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.31%
  27. 35Kidney cancer0.52%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.29%
  28. 36Suicide0.52%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.15%
  29. 37Alcohol use disorder0.31%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  30. 38Road accidents0.31%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.17%
  31. 39Cervical cancer0.29%
    0.04% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.12%
  32. 40Congenital conditions0.22%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.06%
  33. 41Accidental poisoning & overdose0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  34. 42Homicide0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  35. 43Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.05%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  36. 44Drowning0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  37. 45Drug use disorder0.02%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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 113, 113 Zelfmoordpreventie — free and confidential, any time (or findahelpline.com).

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Check-ups recommended for a 67-year-old woman in the Netherlands

If you smoke or used to:

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

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