THINGS THAT ARE STATISTICALLY LIKELY TO KILL YOU

FIREWORKS

Just in the US about alone 10,000 people are admitted into ERs due

to firework injuries annually. Your chance of death: 1-in-615,488.

TSUNAMI

Your level of risk will obviously vary with location, but statistically

speaking your chances are 1-in-500,000

ASTEROID IMPACT

In the past they thought our chances were something like 1-in-20,000.

Now, thanks to modern technology we’ve learned that they’re closer to

1-in-500,000. We still think that’s a bit high though…

DOG ATTACK

Your chances of being mauled by man’s best friend are 1-in-147,717

EARTHQUAKE

Once again, living on top of a fault line will significantly increase

your risk.  In general however, your chances are 1-in-131,890

VENOMOUS BITE OR STING

At 1-in-100,000 you are almost twice as likely to die of a bee sting

as you are a dog bite

LIGHTNING STRIKE

Each year around the world about a quarter of a million people are

struck by lightning. Your chances of dying from it: 1-in-83,930

TORNADO

Living in the US or India increase your chances but in general

they hover somewhere around 1-in-60,000

LEGAL EXECUTION

We know, just don’t commit treason or murder and your chances will

fall significantly and unless you live in China, North Korea, Yemen, Iran,

or the United States you can’t be legally executed anyway.

Still, your chances would be 1-in-58,618