What are people in Austria most likely to die from, at each age?
Life expectancy at birth in Austria is about 79 years for men and 84 for women. But what threatens people most changes with age — and until late middle age it is rarely what people expect. Pick an age group for the full picture.
Top cause = the most likely cause of death over the next 10 years (on wider screens, with its share of all risk) · 10-year risk = chance of dying from any cause within 10 years, for someone in the middle of the age group.
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Cancer screening in Austria
- Breast cancerevery 2 years, ages 45–74 (from 40, or after 74, on request)
- Colorectal cancerfrom 45: a stool test every 2 years to 75, or a colonoscopy every 10 years
- Cervical cancera Pap smear every year from 18, at your gynaecologist
- Lung cancerif you smoke or smoked heavily, ages 50–74 — ask whether it's offered
Based on the Austrian breast screening programme, the Vorsorgeuntersuchung and European guidelines. Each cancer's page compares the programmes country by country.
Computed by Odainn from official Eurostat mortality statistics for Austria (2023) — how we calculate. Educational, not medical advice.