We all die at some point, might as well know the odds of how.
Odds of Death Due to Injury, United States, 2004
National Safety Council
Type of Accident or Manner of Injury
Deaths
One Year Odds
Lifetime Odds
All External Causes of Mortality
167,184
1,756
23
Deaths Due to Unintentional (Accidental) Injuries
112,012
2,622
34
Transport Accidents
47,385
6,197
80
Motor-Vehicle Accidents
44,933
6,535
84
Pedestrian
5,976
49,139
631
Pedalcyclist
843
348,347
4,472
Motorcycle rider
4,018
73,085
938
Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle
13
22,588,988
289,974
Car occupant
15,282
19,216
247
Occupant of pick-up truck or van
3,908
75,142
965
Occupant of heavy transport vehicle
439
668,922
8,587
Bus occupant
40
7,341,421
94,242
Animal rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle
91
3,226,998
41,425
Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle
27
10,876,179
139,617
Occupant of streetcar
1
293,656,842
3,769,664
Other and unspecified land transport accidents
15,494
18,953
243
Occupant of special industrial vehicle
12
24,471,404
314,139
Occupant of special agricultural vehicle
105
2,796,732
35,902
Occupant of special construction vehicle
27
10,876,179
139,617
Occupant of all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle
951
308,787
3,964
Other and unspecified person
14,399
20,394
262
Water transport accidents
574
511,597
6,567
Drowning
421
697,522
8,954
Other and unspecified injuries
153
1,919,326
24,648
Air and space transport accidents
679
432,484
5,552
Other and unspecified transport accidents and sequelae
668
439,606
5,643
Other specified transport accidents
0
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Unspecified transport accident
0
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Nontransport Unintentional (Accidental) Injuries
63,959
4,591
59
Falls
18,807
15,614
200
Fall on same level from slipping, tripping, and stumbling
584
502,837
6,455
Other fall on same level
4,458
65,872
846
Fall involving bed, chair, other furniture
774
379,402
4,870
Fall on and from stairs and steps
1,638
179,278
2,301
Fall on and from ladder or scaffolding
392
749,125
9,616
Fall from out of or through building or structure
587
500,267
6,422
Other fall from one level to another
724
405,603
5,207
Other and unspecified fall
9,650
30,431
391
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces
2,759
106,436
1,366
Struck by or striking against object
833
352,529
4,525
Caught between objects
134
2,191,469
28,132
Contact with machinery
795
369,380
4,742
Contact with sharp objects
106
2,770,348
35,563
Firearms discharge
649
452,476
5,808
Explosion and rupture of pressurized devices
28
10,487,744
134,631
Fireworks discharge
2
146,828,421
1,884,832
Explosion of other materials
148
1,984,168
25,471
Foreign body entering through skin or natural orifice
32
9,176,776
117,802
Other and unspecified inanimate mechanical forces
32
9,176,776
117,802
Exposure to animate mechanical forces
139
2,112,639
27,120
Struck by or against another person
13
22,588,988
289,974
Bitten or struck by dog
27
10,876,179
139,617
Bitten or struck by other mammals
77
3,813,725
48,957
Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other arthropods
5
58,731,368
753,933
Bitten or crushed by other reptiles
0
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Other and unspecified animate mechanical forces
17
17,273,932
221,745
Accidental drowning and submersion
3,308
88,772
1,140
Drowning and submersion while in or falling into bath-tub
402
730,490
9,377
Drowning and submersion while in or falling into swimming-pool
625
469,851
6,031
Drowning and submersion while in or falling into natural water
1,333
220,298
2,828
Other and unspecified drowning and submersion
984
309,765
3,976
Other accidental threats to breathing
5,891
49,848
640
Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed
596
492,713
6,325
Other accidental hanging and strangulation
252
1,165,305
14,959
Threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances
48
6,117,851
78,535
Inhalation of gastric contents
377
778,931
9,999
Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract
878
334,461
4,293
Inhalation and ingestion of other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract
3,215
91,340
1,173
Confined to or trapped in a low-oxygen environment
16
18,353,553
235,604
Other and unspecified threats to breathing
509
576,929
7,406
Exposure to electric current, radiation, temperature, and pressure
405
725,079
9,308
Electric transmission lines
94
3,124,009
40,103
Other and unspecified electric current
288
1,019,642
13,089
Radiation
0
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Excessive heat or cold of man-made origin
14
20,975,489
289,262
High and low air pressure and changes in air pressure
9
32,628,538
418,852
Other and unspecified man-made environmental factors
0
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Exposure to smoke, fire and flames
3,229
90944
1,167,
Uncontrolled fire in building or structure
2,635
111,445
1,431
Uncontrolled fire not in building or structure
37
7,936,671
101,883
Controlled fire in building or structure
28
10,487,744
134,631
Controlled fire not in building or structure
48
6,117,851
78,535
Ignition of highly flammable material
55
5,339,215
68,539
Ignition or melting of nightwear
7
41,950,977
538,523
Ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel,
119
2,467,705
31,678
Other and unspecified smoke fire and flames
300
978,856
12,566
Contact with heat and hot substances
93
3,157,600
40,534
Contact with hot tap-water
30
9,788,561
125,655
Other and unspecified heat and hot substances
63
4,661,220
59,836
Contact with venomous animals and plants
81
3,625,393
46,539
Contact with venomous snakes and lizards
6
48,942,807
628,277
Contact with venomous spiders
14
20,975,489
269,262
Contact with hornets, wasps and bees
52
5,647,247
72,494
Contact with other and unspecified venomous animal or plant
9
32,628,538
418,852
Exposure to forces of nature
1,102
266,476
3,421
Exposure to excessive natural heat
226
1,299,367
16,680
Exposure to excessive natural cold
676
434,404
5,576
Lightning
46
6,383,844
81,949
Earthquake and other earth movements
30
9,788,561
125,655
Cataclysmic storm
63
4,661,220
59,836
Flood
22
13,348,038
171,348
Exposure to other and unspecified forces of nature
39
7,529,663
96,658
Accidental poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances
20,950
14,017
180
Nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics, and antirheumatics
212
1,385,174
17,781
Antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism, and psychotropic drugs n.e.c.
1,300
225,890
2,900
Narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] n.e.c.
9,798
29,971
385
Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments, and biologicals
8,528
34,434
442
Alcohol
358
820,271
10,530
Gases and vapours
629
466,863
5,993
Other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances
125
2,349,255
30,157
Overexertion, travel and privation
39
7,529,663
96,658
Accidental exposure to other and unspecified factors and sequelae
7,156
41,036
527
Intentional self-harm
32,439
9,053
116
Intentional self-poisoning
5,800
50,630
650
Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation, and suffocation
7,336
40,030
514
Intentional self-harm by firearm
16,750
17,532
225
Other and unspecified means and sequelae
2,553
115,024
1,477
Assault
17,357
16,919
217
Assault by firearm
11,624
25,263
324
Assault by sharp object
2,079
141,249
1,813
Other and unspecified means and sequelae
3,654
80,366
1,032
Event of undetermined intent
4,976
59,015
758
Poisoning
3,455
84,995
1,091
Hanging, strangulation, and suffocation
152
1,931,953
24,800
Drowning and submersion
223
1,316,847
16,904
Firearm discharge
235
1,249,604
16,041
Exposure to smoke, fire, and flames
83
3,538,034
45,418
Falling, jumping, or pushed from a high place
71
4,136,012
53,094
Other and unspecified means and sequelae
757
387,922
4,980
Legal intervention
372
789,400
10,134
Legal intervention involving firearm discharge
311
944,234
12,121
Legal execution
52
5,647,247
72,494
Other and unspecified means and sequelae
9
32,628,538
418,852
Operations of war and sequelae
28
10,487,744
134,631
Complications of medical and surgical care and sequelae
2,883
101,858
1,308
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