It is a sad fact of being alive that someday it will end.
So, what are your chances? EverybodySafe has collected
information from the National Safety Council and the
American Council on Science to help educate you.
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YEARLY Odds
1 in ... |
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Source: American Council
on Science and Health
Statistics listed here are based on the number of United States deaths in
2002 from the below causes divided by the US population (approx. 300
Million). They are your yearly odds.
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DYING FOR ANY REASON |
1 in 1 |
| MEDICAL REASONS |
| Dying for any Medical Reason |
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| Heart Disease |
430 |
| Cancer |
538 |
| Stroke |
1,844 |
| Chronic Lung Disease |
2,404 |
| Infectious Disease |
3,268 |
| Diabetes |
4,096 |
| Alzheimer's |
5,096 |
| Kidney Disease |
7,322 |
| Bacteria In the Blood |
8,859 |
| Liver Disease |
11,006 |
| Hypertension |
14,807 |
| Parkinson's Disease |
17,690 |
| Aortic Aneurysm |
20,246 |
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HOW |
LIFETIME Odds
1 in ... |
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Source:
National Safety Council
Statistics listed here are based on the lifetime odds of dy ing in
the United States from any of these specific causes based on
2004 data.
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ALL External Causes of Mortality |
23 |
| All Accidental Death |
34 |
| TRANSPORTATION Accident |
| All Deaths from Transportation Accidents |
80 |
| Motor Vehicle Accident |
84 |
| Pedestrian Accident |
631 |
| Cycling Accident |
4,472 |
| Motorcycle Accident |
938 |
| Three wheeled Motor Vehicle Accident |
289,974 |
| Car Accident |
247 |
| Van or Pick-Up Accident |
965 |
| Heavy Transport Accident |
8,587 |
| Bus Accident |
94,242 |
Accident while riding and animal
or Animal Drawn Vehicle |
41,425 |
| Railway Train Accident |
139,617 |
| Streetcar Accident |
3,769,664 |
| Other (Non Specified) Transportation Accident |
243 |
| Water Transport Accident |
6,567 |
| Drowning |
8,954 |
| Air (and) Space Accident |
5,552 |
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Other (Non Specified) Transportation |
5,643 |
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Non-Transportation Accident |
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ALL Non-Transport Accidents |
59 |
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Falling |
200 |
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Fall from same level (slipping, tripping etc.) |
6,455 |
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Other Same Level Fall |
846 |
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Fall Involving Bed, Chair or Other Furniture |
4,870 |
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Falling Down Stairs |
2,301 |
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Falling from Building (or) Structure |
9,616 |
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Fall From One Level to Another |
6,422 |
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Other (non-specified) Falling |
391 |
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Inanimate Mechanical Forces |
1,366 |
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Struck by or Striking an Object |
4,525 |
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Caught Between Objects |
28,132 |
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Machinery Accident |
4,742 |
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Sharp Object |
35,563 |
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Firearm |
5,808 |
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Explosion of Pressurized Device |
134,631 |
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Fireworks |
1,884,832 |
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Explosion (general) |
25,471 |
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Foreign body entering through skin or natural
orifice |
117,802 |
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Other (unspecified) Inanimate Mechanical Forces |
117,802 |
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Animate Mechanical Forces |
27,120 |
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Struck by/or Against Another Person |
289,974 |
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Bitten (or) Struck by Dog |
139,617 |
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Bitten (or) Struck by Other Mammal |
48,937 |
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Bitten (or) Stung by Non-Venomous Insect |
753,933 |
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Other (non-specified) Animate Mechanical Forces |
221,745 |
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Accidental Drowning |
1,140 |
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Drowning in a Bathtub |
9,377 |
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Drowning in a Swimming-Pool |
6,031 |
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Drowning in Natural Water Source |
2,828 |
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Other (non-specified) Drowning |
3,976 |
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(non-specified) Threats to Breathing |
640 |
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Accidental Suffocation or Strangulation |
6,325 |
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Accidental Hanging (and) Strangulation |
14,959 |
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Cave-In or Falling Earth |
78,535 |
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Choking on Your Own Vomit |
9,999 |
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Choking on Food |
4,293 |
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Suffocation Because Trapped |
7,406 |
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Electrocution, Radiation, Extreme Temperature &
Pressure |
9,308 |
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Electric Lines |
40,103 |
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Other (non-specified) Electric Current |
13,089 |
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Extreme Temperatures (man-made) |
289,262 |
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Extremes in Air Pressure |
418,852 |
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Smoke, Fire (or) Flames |
1,167 |
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Un-controlled Fire in Building (or) Structure |
1,431 |
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Un-controlled Fire NOT in Building (or) Structure) |
101,883 |
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Controlled Fire in Building (or) Structure |
134,631 |
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Controlled Fire in Building (or) Structure |
78,535 |
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Ignition of Highly Flammable Material |
68,539 |
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Ignition (or) Melting of Underwear |
538,523 |
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Ignition (or) Melting of "other" clothing |
31,678 |
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Other (non-specified) Smoke, Fire (and) Flames |
12,566 |
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Heat (and) Hot Substances |
40,354 |
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Hot Tap Water |
125,655 |
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Other (non-specified) Hot Substances |
59,836 |
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Venomous Animals and Plants |
46,539 |
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Venomous Snakes and Lizards |
628,277 |
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Venomous Spiders |
269,262 |
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Hornets, Wasps (and) Bees |
72,494 |
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Other (non-specified) Venomous Animal (or) Plant |
418,852 |
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Exposure to the Forces of Nature |
3,421 |
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Excessive Natural Heat |
16,680 |
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Excessive Natural Cold |
5,576 |
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Lightning Strike |
81,949 |
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Earthquake (or) other Earth Movement |
125,655 |
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Cataclysmic Storm |
59,836 |
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Flood |
171,348 |
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Other (non-specified) forces of Nature |
95,658 |
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Accidental Poisoning by Exposure to Noxious
Substance |
180 |
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Nonopioid Analgesics, Antipyretics, and
Antirheumatics |
17,781 |
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Antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism,
and psychotropic drugs |
2,900 |
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Narcotics and psychodysleptics |
385 |
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Other (non-specified) Drugs and Biological Agents |
442 |
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Alcohol |
10,530 |
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Gas or Vapors |
5,993 |
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Other (non-specified) Chemical and Noxious
Substances |
30,157 |
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Overexertion, Travel and Privation |
96,658 |
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Other (non-specified) Factors |
527 |
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NOT an ACCIDENT |
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Intentional Self-Poisoning |
650 |
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Intentional Self-Harm by Hanging, Strangulation, and
Suffocation |
514 |
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Intentional Self-Harm by Firearm |
225 |
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Other (non-specified) Self-Harm Means |
1,477 |
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Assault by Firearm |
324 |
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Assault by Sharp Object |
1,813 |
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Other (non-specified) Means of Assault |
1,032 |
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Un-Determined Poisoning |
1,091 |
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Un-Determined Hanging, Strangulation and Suffocation |
24,800 |
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Un-Determined Drowning |
16,904 |
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Un-Determined Firearm Discharge |
16,041 |
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Un-Determined Exposure to Smoke, Fire or Flames |
45,418 |
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Un-Determined Falling, Jumping or Being Pushed |
53,094 |
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Un-Determined (un-specified) means |
4,980 |
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Being shot by Police or Legal Intervention |
12,121 |
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Legal Execution |
72,494 |
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Other (un-specified) Legal Means |
418,852 |
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WAR |
134,631 |
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Complications of Surgery |
1,308 |