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azgaribdWhat are the odds of dying from a stray lightning strike? Being crushed between two objects? Getting bit by a bug? The National Safety Council has crunched all the numbers and and makes some interesting findings about the odds. Hat tip: <a href="http://ww
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Matthew GalganiWhat are the odds of dying from a stray lightning strike? Being crushed between two objects? Getting bit by a bug? The National Safety Council has crunched all the numbers and and makes some interesting findings about the odds. Hat tip: <a href="http://ww
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The%20odds%20given%20below%20are%20statistical%20averages%20over%20the%20whole%20U.S.%20population%20and%20do%20not%20necessarily%20reflect%20the%20chances%20of%20death%20for%20a%20particular%20person%20from%20a%20particular%20external%20cause.%20Any%20individual's%20odds%20of%20dying%20from%20various%20external%20causes%20are%20affected%20by%20the%20activities%20in%20which%20they%20participate%2C%20where%20they%20live%20and%20drive%2C%20what%20kind%20of%20work%20they%20do%2C%20and%20other%20factors.
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The table below was prepared in response to frequent inquiries, especially from the media, asking questions such as, "What are the odds of being killed by lightning?" or "What are the chances of dying in a plane crash?"
statistics death reference odds dying interesting health article fromDelicious
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datterWhat are the odds of dying? The table below was prepared in response to frequent inquiries, especially from the media, asking questions such as, "What are the odds of being killed by lightning?" or "What are the chances of dying in a plane crash?"
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linkmessLook at the pretty picture. www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds_dying.jpg. Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, Cars, Suicide, falling, then firearms - in that order. But cancer is 1in7 while guns are 1in314. Makes me think that smokes, cars, and mental health debat
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The sort answer is that you have a 1 to 1 chance (100%), but this article (and accompanying bubble-graph) highlights your odds of dying from more mundane causes to least common causes (NSC.org).
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Julian AusserhoferWhat are the odds of dying? The table below was prepared in response to frequent inquiries, especially from the media, asking questions such as, "What are the odds of being killed by lightning?" or "What are the chances of dying in a plane crash?"
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Jay DuggerDid you know drowning fatalities happen more often than fireworks fatalities? Don't ban bottle rockets--ban swimming pools!
statistics probability to-read for:anissimov for:armchair_anarchist for:pwheeler for:rogerwaggener for:turbo_stealth
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Ignition or melting of nightwear, X05
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The table below was prepared in response to frequent inquiries, especially from the media, asking questions such as, "What are the odds of being killed by lightning?" or "What are the chances of dying in a plane crash?"
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Craig RettigDeath statistics for various non-natural, non-medical causes.
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table below was prepared in response to frequent inquiries, especially from the media, asking questions such as, "What are the odds of being killed by lightning?" or "What are the chances of dying in a plane crash?"* The odds of dying from an injury in 2001 were 1 in 1,781.* The lifetime odds of dying from an injury for a person born in 2001 were 1 in 23.
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Type of Accident or Manner of Injury Deaths One Year Odds Lifetime Odds All External Causes of Mortality, V01-Y89, *U01, *U03 160,099 1,781 23
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