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What is a 72-year-old man in Czechia 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
72
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
3.3%
1 in 31
Next 10 years
41%
about 4 in 10
Life expectancy
84
about 12 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01Heart attack & coronary heart disease17%
    6.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 20%
  2. 02Heart failure & other heart disease9.2%
    3.8% chance over 10 years · lifetime 11%
  3. 03Lung cancer6.4%
    2.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.9%
  4. 04High blood pressure & other circulatory disease6.4%
    2.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 7.3%
  5. 05Stroke5.8%
    2.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 6.2%
  6. 06Diabetes4.6%
    1.9% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.8%
  7. 07COPD & chronic lung disease4.2%
    1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  8. 08Other cancers4.1%
    1.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.4%
Show the other 35 causes43% together
  1. 09Colorectal cancer3.8%
    1.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.9%
  2. 10Pneumonia & flu3.6%
    1.5% chance over 10 years · lifetime 4.5%
  3. 11Prostate cancer3.4%
    1.4% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  4. 12Dementia & Alzheimer's2.8%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.8%
  5. 13Other digestive disease2.4%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  6. 14Leukaemia & lymphoma2.4%
    0.99% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  7. 15Pancreatic cancer2.2%
    0.90% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  8. 16Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)2.1%
    0.88% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.4%
  9. 17COVID-191.8%
    0.75% chance over 10 years · lifetime 2.3%
  10. 18Bladder cancer1.5%
    0.60% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  11. 19Other causes1.5%
    0.60% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.8%
  12. 20Other accidents1.4%
    0.56% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.7%
  13. 21Kidney disease1.3%
    0.53% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  14. 22Liver cancer1.3%
    0.52% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.78%
  15. 23Other lung disease1.2%
    0.49% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.1%
  16. 24Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)1.2%
    0.49% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.62%
  17. 25Mouth, throat & larynx cancer1.1%
    0.46% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.68%
  18. 26Kidney cancer0.99%
    0.41% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.79%
  19. 27Stomach cancer0.95%
    0.39% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.72%
  20. 28Parkinson's disease0.88%
    0.36% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.81%
  21. 29Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.81%
    0.33% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.54%
  22. 30Oesophageal cancer0.66%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.40%
  23. 31Suicide0.65%
    0.27% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.52%
  24. 32Brain cancer0.56%
    0.23% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.35%
  25. 33Melanoma (skin cancer)0.48%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.41%
  26. 34Falls0.47%
    0.19% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.55%
  27. 35Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.35%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.24%
  28. 36Road accidents0.30%
    0.12% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  29. 37Alcohol use disorder0.18%
    0.07% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  30. 38Accidental poisoning & overdose0.13%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  31. 39Drowning0.06%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  32. 40Breast cancer0.04%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  33. 41Other mental health conditions0.04%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  34. 42Congenital conditions0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  35. 43Homicide0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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What to do about it

Check-ups recommended for a 72-year-old man in Czechia

If you smoke or used to:

If a parent, brother, sister or child had:

Based on Czech national screening programmes and European guidelines. Your doctor may suggest more, or sooner, depending on your health. Educational, not medical advice.

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