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Yakk · 09-30-2004, 02:07 PM

How not to die, 2001 edition, USA

All External Causes of Mortality: 160,099
Total deaths in USA: about 2,443,870 [ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...k/geos/us.html ]

Things with a greater than 0.5% chance of killing you:
Transport Accidents
Nontransport Unintentional (Accidental) Injuries
Intentional self-harm
Assault

Overall you have a 4.3%-6.5% chance of dieing from 'external harm' as opposed to just wearing out (desease, sickness, etc).

Randomly, you are 5 times more likely to be shot by a policeman than executed, and 50 times more likely to be killed by a random person rather than a state actor. 1.5 times more people committed suicide than where killed by someone else.

Next, all the things with a greater than 0.05% chance of killing you (1 in 2000):

Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
-- Uncontrolled fire in building or structure

Accidental drowning and submersion
-- Other accidental threats to breathing

Inhalation and ingestion of other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract

Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces

Falls
-- Other fall on same level
-- Other and unspecified fall

Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances
-- Narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] n.e.c.
-- Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments, and biologicals

Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factors and sequelae

Intentional self-harm
-- Intentional self-poisoning
-- Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation, and suffocation
-- Intentional self-harm by firearm
-- Other and unspecified means and sequelae

Assault
-- Assault by firearm
-- Assault by sharp object
-- Other and unspecified means and sequelae

Event of undetermined intent
-- Poisoning

Complications of medical and surgical care and sequelae

Transport Accidents
-- Pedestrian
-- Motorcycle rider
-- Car occupant
-- Occupant of pick-up truck or van
-- Other and unspecified land transport accidents
-- -- Other and unspecified person

From http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm

Heart desease: about 1/3 chance of killing you
Cancer: about 1/5 to 1/4 chance of killing you
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/part1.html

Hope this helps!

09-30-2004, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	How not to die, 2001 edition, USA How not to die, 2001 edition, USA All External Causes of Mortality: 160,099 Total deaths in USA: about 2,443,870 [ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...k/geos/us.html ] Things with a greater than 0.5% chance of killing you: Transport Accidents Nontransport Unintentional (Accidental) Injuries Intentional self-harm Assault Overall you have a 4.3%-6.5% chance of dieing from 'external harm' as opposed to just wearing out (desease, sickness, etc). Randomly, you are 5 times more likely to be shot by a policeman than executed, and 50 times more likely to be killed by a random person rather than a state actor. 1.5 times more people committed suicide than where killed by someone else. Next, all the things with a greater than 0.05% chance of killing you (1 in 2000): Exposure to smoke, fire and flames -- Uncontrolled fire in building or structure Accidental drowning and submersion -- Other accidental threats to breathing Inhalation and ingestion of other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces Falls -- Other fall on same level -- Other and unspecified fall Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances -- Narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] n.e.c. -- Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments, and biologicals Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factors and sequelae Intentional self-harm -- Intentional self-poisoning -- Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation, and suffocation -- Intentional self-harm by firearm -- Other and unspecified means and sequelae Assault -- Assault by firearm -- Assault by sharp object -- Other and unspecified means and sequelae Event of undetermined intent -- Poisoning Complications of medical and surgical care and sequelae Transport Accidents -- Pedestrian -- Motorcycle rider -- Car occupant -- Occupant of pick-up truck or van -- Other and unspecified land transport accidents -- -- Other and unspecified person From http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm Heart desease: about 1/3 chance of killing you Cancer: about 1/5 to 1/4 chance of killing you http://www.census.gov/statab/www/part1.html Hope this helps! __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.