(idea) by PaSTE Mon Aug 07 2000 at 19:54:02
Lifetime Odds of Accidental Deaths Due to Injury in the US

This list shows the odds of you dying if injured by one of these meathods.

  • Due to a railway - 1:6 170
  • Due to a motor-vehicle - 1:80
  • Due to a pedestrian - 1:578
  • Due to any type of water transportation - 1:5 164
  • Due to drowning - 1:7 401
  • Due to air and space transport - 1:3 286
  • Due to poisoning by solids and liquids - 1:393
  • Due to poisoning by gases and vapors - 1:5 464
  • Complications due to misadventures of surgical or medical care - 1:1 194
  • Due to falling - 1:233
  • Due to fire - 1:932
  • Due to excessive heat - 1:14 000
  • Due to excessive cold - 1:5 089
  • Due to hunger, thirst, exposure, or neglect - 1:15 562
  • Due to toxic reaction to poisonous plants and animals - 1:51 265
  • Due to venomous snakes, lizards, or spiders - 1:268 153
  • Due to hornets, wasps, and bees - 1:77 466
  • Due to other injury caused by animals - 1:32 579
  • Due to dog bite - 1:151 565
  • Due to lightning - 1:55 333
  • Due to cataclysmic storms - 1:37 484
  • Due to cataclysmic Earth eruptions - 1:83 000
  • Due to other environmental factors - 1:183 473
  • Due to drowning (excluding water transport drownings) - 1:999
  • Due to sport or recreation - 1:5 405
  • In the bathtub - 1:10 564
  • Due to inhalation and ingestion of food - 1:3 096
  • Due to inhalation and ingestion of other objects - 1:1 676
  • Due to being struck by a falling object - 1:4 762
  • Due to being struck against other objects or people - 1:20 386
  • Due to being caught between objects - 1:49 098
  • Due to machinery - 1:3 765
  • Due to cutting or piercing instruments - 1:35 938
  • Due to firearm missile - 1:3 074
  • Due to explosive material - 1:26 815
  • Due to hot substance or object - 1:33 519
  • Due to electric current - 1:7 232
  • Due to adverse effects of drugs in medical uses - 1:13 779
  • Due to suicide - 1:113
  • Due to suicide by firearm - 1:192
  • Due to homicide - 1:169
  • Due to homicide by firearm - 1:248
  • Due to legal action (death sentance) - 1:10 344
  • Due to war - 1:268 153


    • Daily Odds of Death
  • Due to motor-vehicle accident - 1:2 218 470
  • Due to falling - 1:6 461 230
  • Due to poisoning - 1:10 181 675
  • Due to drowning - 1:24 457 920
  • Due to fire - 1:25 883 245
  • Due to choking - 1:30 202 290
  • Due to complications or misadventures of surgical or medical care - 1:33 171 930
  • Due to inhalation or ingestion of object other than food - 1:46 552 100
  • Due to firearm missile - 1:85 387 005
  • Due to inhalation or ingestion of food - 1:85 993 635
  • Due to mechanical suffocation - 1:86 919 640
  • Due to air and space transport - 1:91 261 680
  • Due to machinery - 1:104 566 660
  • Due to being struck by a falling object - 1:132 279 650
  • Due to excessive cold - 1:141 355 740
  • Due to water transport - 1:143 449 745
  • Due to drowning during sport or recreation - 1:150 121 945
  • Due to poisoning by gas or vapor - 1:151 769 190
  • Due to railway accident - 1:171 378 085
  • Due to electric current - 1:200 889 430
  • Due to drowning in bathtub - 1:293 420 215
  • Due to adverse effect of drugs in medical usage - 1:382 721 845
  • Due to excessive heat - 1:388 870 270
  • Due to hunger, thirst, exposure, or neglect - 1:432 270 960
  • Due to being struck by objects or persons - 1:566 249 320
  • Due to explosive material - 1:744 835 790
  • Due to various injury by an animal - 1:904 940 850
  • Due to hot or corrosive substance - 1:931 044 920
  • Due to cutting or piercing objects - 1:998 233 755
  • Due to cataclysmic storms or flooding due to storms - 1:1 041 168 340
  • Due to being caught in or between objects - 1:1 363 783 810
  • Due to poisoning by plants and animals - 1:1 423 950 775
  • Due to lightning - 1:1 536 962 805
  • Due to explosive gases - 1:1 976 095 035
  • Due to hornets, wasps, or bees - 1:2 151 748 000
  • Due to cataclysmic Earth explosions - 1:2 305 444 390
  • Due to dog bite - 1:4 209 941 755
  • Due to other natural and environmental factors - 1:5 096 245 340
  • Due to venomous snakes, lizards, and spiders - 1:7 448 358 630
  • Due to fireworks - 1:10 758 740 000

    • Data courtasy of the National Safety Council.

    Updated 3/26/01

    Life-Time Odds of Dying by Other Events
  • Due to a Tunguska-like impact event - 1:60 000
  • Due to imact from an impact smaller than Tunguska - 1:2 000 000
  • Due to falling out of bed - 1:2 000 000

    • Life-Time Totals:
  • Due to any injury - 1:23
  • Due to accidental death - 1:37
  • Due to undertermined causes - 1:1 007
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    (idea) by britishcoal Mon Aug 07 2000 at 20:08:45

    Not sure of the actual numbers, but National Public Radio reported that New Yorkers were 17 times more likely to die in a car crash crossing the bridge to New Jersey to buy a lottery ticket to the Big Game then they were of *winning* the Big Game. Also, 13 times more likely to die by having a vending machine fall on them.. whoa...

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