THINGS STATISTICALLY THAT CAN KILL YOU

FALLING DOWN

If this seems benign, then you must be young. This is the leading

cause of injury related death among seniors in the world.

Your chances: 1-in-246

INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM

Every 40 seconds someone somewhere on this planet kills themselves

and every year roughly 1 million lives are lost due to suicide.

Your chances: 1-in-121

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT

In what is probably one of the most dangerous things any of us ever

do on a regular basis, motor vehicle accidents claim about 1.3 million

lives every year. Your chances: 1-in-100

ACCIDENTAL INJURY

With this category being responsible for around 30 million emergency

room visits annually, the number of lives lost every year as a result are

around 100,000. Your chances: 1-in-36

STROKE

For people living in the developed world, one of the four remaining

items are almost guaranteed to kill you eventually.

Your chance of death by stroke: 1-in-23

CANCER

If you live long enough then it’s almost as certain as death and

taxes that you will get some form of cancer in your body.

Your chances: 1-in-7

HEART DISEASE

It is commonly thought by many experts that heart disease is the

leading cause of death in the world. Your chances: 1-in-5

HAYFLICK LIMIT

Assuming you didn’t get any disease or die any violent death, it

appears that your cells could only divide an infinite number of times

before falling apart anyway. This is known as the Hayflick limit.

Although modern advances in genetics may prolong this process,

some research has indicated that the current maximum life span

for a human is 125 years.