19/01/2009 - What Are The Odds Of That Happening?

A study conducted in the US gives the odds of dying through various mechanisms.  This is based on 2005 data, and of course for the US, so I don’t think it would translate accross to Australia.  Still, some scary figures.

So the lifetime risk of dying from the following in the US, in 2005, was:

• Driving a car- 1 in 261 people
• Riding a motorbike- 1 in 869
• Being a pedestrian- 1 in 627
• Firearm discharde (accidental death)- 1 in 4830
• Firearm discharge (intention death)- 1 in 309
• Fireworks discharge- 1 in 952,786 

Click here for the full article: http://www.nsc.org/research/odds.aspx