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What is an 82-year-old woman in Romania most likely to die from?

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Country
Age
82
Sex at birth

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

Next 12 months
7.1%
1 in 14
Next 10 years
73%
about 7 in 10
Life expectancy
89
about 7 more years on average
Most likely causes

Share of all deaths in the next 10 years.

  1. 01High blood pressure & other circulatory disease30%
    22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 32%
  2. 02Heart attack & coronary heart disease23%
    16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 24%
  3. 03Stroke18%
    13% chance over 10 years · lifetime 18%
  4. 04Heart failure & other heart disease5.0%
    3.6% chance over 10 years · lifetime 5.1%
  5. 05Pneumonia & flu3.7%
    2.7% chance over 10 years · lifetime 3.3%
  6. 06Other digestive disease1.6%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.5%
  7. 07Infections (e.g. sepsis, hepatitis, HIV)1.6%
    1.2% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
  8. 08Kidney disease1.6%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.4%
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  1. 09Dementia & Alzheimer's1.6%
    1.1% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.6%
  2. 10COPD & chronic lung disease1.4%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.3%
  3. 11Other cancers1.4%
    1.0% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  4. 12Colorectal cancer1.4%
    0.99% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.2%
  5. 13Breast cancer1.2%
    0.87% chance over 10 years · lifetime 1.0%
  6. 14Diabetes1.1%
    0.82% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.96%
  7. 15Other lung disease1.0%
    0.74% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.96%
  8. 16COVID-190.72%
    0.52% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.66%
  9. 17Lung cancer0.70%
    0.51% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.58%
  10. 18Liver disease (incl. alcohol-related)0.57%
    0.42% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.45%
  11. 19Pancreatic cancer0.48%
    0.35% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.39%
  12. 20Uterine & ovarian cancer0.46%
    0.34% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.37%
  13. 21Leukaemia & lymphoma0.42%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.34%
  14. 22Liver cancer0.42%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.32%
  15. 23Stomach cancer0.41%
    0.30% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.36%
  16. 24Falls0.30%
    0.22% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.26%
  17. 25Other causes0.29%
    0.21% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
  18. 26Parkinson's disease0.28%
    0.20% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.27%
  19. 27Cervical cancer0.25%
    0.18% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  20. 28Bladder cancer0.23%
    0.17% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.21%
  21. 29Other neurological disease (e.g. epilepsy)0.22%
    0.16% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.19%
  22. 30Other accidents0.20%
    0.15% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.18%
  23. 31Brain cancer0.20%
    0.14% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.16%
  24. 32Kidney cancer0.12%
    0.09% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.10%
  25. 33Road accidents0.11%
    0.08% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.09%
  26. 34Mouth, throat & larynx cancer0.08%
    0.06% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  27. 35Melanoma (skin cancer)0.07%
    0.05% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.07%
  28. 36Accidental poisoning & overdose0.05%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.04%
  29. 37Other mental health conditions0.04%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.05%
  30. 38Oesophageal cancer0.04%
    0.03% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.03%
  31. 39Suicide0.03%
    0.02% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  32. 40Other injuries (incl. undetermined intent)0.02%
    0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.02%
  33. 41Drowning0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime 0.01%
  34. 42Homicide<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  35. 43Alcohol use disorder<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%
  36. 44Congenital conditions<0.01%
    <0.01% chance over 10 years · lifetime <0.01%

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