Death calculator

Your chance of dying in the next year and of reaching any age, and what people your age die of.

YouWHO life tables 2023

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1 in 132

The global base rate: the world's crude death rate in 2024, before age, sex or country are taken into account. Enter your age to see yours.

Most likely causes of death Everyone · all ages · World · WHO estimates 2023 · 61,071,367 deaths

Noncommunicable diseases 74.0%

Cardiovascular diseases 32.6%

Ischaemic heart disease 15.5%

Stroke 11.2%

Haemorrhagic stroke 5.6%

Ischaemic stroke 5.6%

Hypertensive heart disease 2.6%

Other circulatory diseases 1.9%

Cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, endocarditis 0.8%

Rheumatic heart disease 0.7%

Malignant neoplasms 15.7%

Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 2.9%

Colon and rectum cancers 1.5%

Breast cancer 1.2%

Liver cancer 1.2%

Liver cancer secondary to hepatitis B 0.6%

Liver cancer secondary to hepatitis C 0.3%

Liver cancer secondary to alcohol use 0.2%

Other liver cancer 0.1%

Other malignant neoplasms 1.1%

Stomach cancer 1.1%

Pancreas cancer 0.8%

Prostate cancer 0.7%

Oesophagus cancer 0.7%

Lymphomas, multiple myeloma 0.6%

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 0.4%

Multiple myeloma 0.2%

Mouth and oropharynx cancers 0.6%

Lip and oral cavity 0.4%

Other pharynx 0.2%

Nasopharynx 0.1%

Leukaemia 0.5%

Cervix uteri cancer 0.5%

Brain and nervous system cancers 0.4%

Bladder cancer 0.4%

Kidney cancer 0.3%

Ovary cancer 0.3%

Larynx cancer 0.2%

Gallbladder and biliary tract cancer 0.2%

Corpus uteri cancer 0.2%

Melanoma and other skin cancers 0.2%

Non-melanoma skin cancer 0.1%

Malignant skin melanoma 0.1%

Thyroid cancer 0.1%

Respiratory diseases 7.3%

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 5.9%

Asthma 0.8%

Other respiratory diseases 0.6%

Neurological conditions 4.9%

Alzheimer disease and other dementias 3.5%

Parkinson disease 0.7%

Other neurological conditions 0.4%

Epilepsy 0.3%

Digestive diseases 4.0%

Cirrhosis of the liver 2.0%

Cirrhosis due to alcohol use 0.6%

Cirrhosis due to hepatitis C 0.5%

Cirrhosis due to hepatitis B 0.5%

Other liver cirrhosis 0.3%

Other digestive diseases 0.6%

Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction 0.4%

Peptic ulcer disease 0.4%

Pancreatitis 0.2%

Gallbladder and biliary diseases 0.2%

Gastritis and duodenitis 0.1%

Appendicitis 0.1%

Diabetes mellitus 3.3%

Genitourinary diseases 3.0%

Kidney diseases 2.3%

Other chronic kidney disease 1.7%

Chronic kidney disease due to diabetes 0.6%

Other urinary diseases 0.6%

Congenital anomalies 0.8%

Congenital heart anomalies 0.4%

Other congenital anomalies 0.2%

Neural tube defects 0.1%

Endocrine, blood, immune disorders 0.7%

Other endocrine, blood and immune disorders 0.4%

Other haemoglobinopathies and haemolytic anaemias 0.1%

Sickle cell disorders and trait 0.1%

Mental and substance use disorders 0.6%

Drug use disorders 0.3%

Opioid use disorders 0.2%

Alcohol use disorders 0.3%

Musculoskeletal diseases 0.3%

Other musculoskeletal disorders 0.2%

Rheumatoid arthritis 0.1%

Skin diseases 0.3%

Other specified skin diseases 0.2%

Other neoplasms 0.3%

Communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions 18.2%

Infectious and parasitic diseases 8.3%

Diarrhoeal diseases 2.0%

Tuberculosis 1.8%

Parasitic and vector diseases 1.2%

Malaria 1.0%

Dengue 0.1%

HIV/AIDS 1.0%

Other infectious diseases 0.7%

Meningitis 0.5%

Childhood-cluster diseases 0.5%

Whooping cough 0.3%

Measles 0.2%

Tetanus 0.1%

Hepatitis 0.2%

Acute hepatitis B 0.1%

Acute hepatitis A 0.1%

Encephalitis 0.1%

STDs excluding HIV 0.1%

Syphilis 0.1%

Respiratory infections 6.0%

Lower respiratory infections 4.4%

COVID-19 1.5%

Upper respiratory infections 0.1%

Neonatal conditions 3.0%

Preterm birth complications 1.4%

Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 0.8%

Neonatal sepsis and infections 0.4%

Other neonatal conditions 0.3%

Nutritional deficiencies 0.6%

Protein-energy malnutrition 0.5%

Other nutritional deficiencies 0.1%

Maternal conditions 0.3%

Injuries 7.8%

Unintentional injuries 5.7%

Road injury 2.0%

Falls 1.4%

Other unintentional injuries 1.0%

Drowning 0.5%

Fire, heat and hot substances 0.3%

Exposure to mechanical forces 0.2%

Natural disasters 0.1%

Poisonings 0.1%

Intentional injuries 2.1%

Self-harm 1.2%

Interpersonal violence 0.6%

Collective violence and legal intervention 0.3%

Sources: WHO Global Health Observatory life tables 2023; UN World Population Prospects 2024 single-year life tables 2023 (ages 85-100+, and places WHO doesn't cover); World Bank SP.DYN.CDRT.IN, world, 2024; WHO Global Health Estimates 2023 for causes of death. WHO's five-year age bands are spread into single years as a smooth curve that keeps each band's total, so the chance of getting through each band is exactly WHO's; beyond 100 the 100+ rate is used. Places WHO has no cause-of-death estimate for use their WHO region's. Built 26 Oct 2026.