What are people in Germany most likely to die from, at each age?
Life expectancy at birth in Germany is about 78 years for men and 83 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 Germany
- Breast cancerevery 2 years, ages 50–75
- Colorectal cancerfrom 50: a colonoscopy (twice, 10 years apart) or a stool test every 2 years
- Cervical cancerevery year, ages 20–34 (smear)every 3 years from 35 (smear and HPV test together)
- Lung canceryearly low-dose CT, ages 50–75, after 25+ years of heavy smoking (15+ pack-years) — if you still smoke or quit within 10 years
Based on statutory health insurance (G-BA) screening and STIKO vaccine recommendations. Each cancer's page compares the programmes country by country.
Computed by Odainn from official Eurostat mortality statistics for Germany (2023) — how we calculate. Educational, not medical advice.