Accidental death odds

This list shows the odds of you dying if injured by one of these meathods.

• Due to a railway - 1:6170
• Due to a motor-vehicle - 1:80
• Due to a pedestrian - 1:578
• Due to any type of water transportation - 1:5164
• Due to drowning - 1:7401
• Due to air and space transport - 1:3286
• Due to poisoning by solids and liquids - 1:393
• Due to poisoning by gases and vapors - 1:5464
• Complications due to misadventures of surgical or medical care - 1:1194
• Due to falling - 1:233
• Due to fire - 1:932
• Due to excessive heat - 1:1400
• Due to excessive cold - 1:5089
• Due to hunger, thirst, exposure, or neglect - 1:15562
• Due to toxic reaction to poisonous plants and animals - 1:51265
• Due to venomous snakes, lizards, or spiders - 1:268153
• Due to hornets, wasps, and bees - 1:77466
• Due to other injury caused by animals - 1:32579
• Due to dog bite - 1:151565
• Due to lightning - 1:55333
• Due to cataclysmic storms - 1:37484
• Due to cataclysmic Earth eruptions - 1:83000
• Due to other environmental factors - 1:183473
• Due to drowning (excluding water transport drownings) - 1:999
• Due to sport or recreation - 1:5405
• In the bathtub - 1:10564
• Due to inhalation or ingestion of food - 1:3096
• Due to inhalation or ingestion of other objects - 1:1676
• Due to being struck by a falling object - 1:4762
• Due to being struck against other objects or people - 1:20386
• Due to being caught between objects - 1:49098
• Due to machinery - 1:3765
• Due to cutting or piercing instruments - 1:35938
• Due to firearm missile - 1:3074
• Due to explosive material - 1:26815
• Due to hot substance or object - 1:33519
• Due to electric current - 1:7232
• Due to adverse effects of drugs in medical uses - 1:13779
• Due to suicide - 1:113
• Due to suicide by firearm - 1:192
• Due to homicide - 1:169
• Due to homicide by firearm - 1:248
• Due to legal action (death sentence) - 1:10344
• Due to war - 1:268153

• Due to motor-vehicle accident - 1:2218470
• Due to falling - 1:6461230
• Due to poisoning - 1:10181675
• Due to drowning - 1:24457920
• Due to fire - 1:25883245
• Due to choking - 1:30202290
• Due to complications or misadventures of surgical or medical care - 1:33171930
• Due to inhalation or ingestion of object other than food - 1:46552100
• Due to firearm missile - 1:85387005
• Due to inhalation or ingestion of food - 1:85993635
• Due to mechanical suffocation - 1:86919640
• Due to air and space transport - 1:91261680
• Due to machinery - 1:104566660
• Due to being struck by a falling object - 1:132279650
• Due to excessive cold - 1:141355740
• Due to water transport - 1:143449745
• Due to drowning during sport or recreation - 1:150121945
• Due to poisoning by gas or vapor - 1:151769190
• Due to railway accident - 1:171378085
• Due to electric current - 1:200889430
• Due to drowning in bathtub - 1:293420215
• Due to adverse effect of drugs in medical usage - 1:382721845
• Due to excessive heat - 1:388870270
• Due to hunger, thirst, exposure, or neglect - 1:432270960
• Due to being struck by objects or persons - 1:566249320
• Due to explosive material - 1:744835790
• Due to various injury by an animal - 1:904940850
• Due to hot or corrosive substance - 1:931044920
• Due to cutting or piercing objects - 1:998233755
• Due to cataclysmic storms or flooding due to storms - 1:1041168340
• Due to being caught in or between objects - 1:1363783810
• Due to poisoning by plants and animals - 1:1423950775
• Due to lightning - 1:1536962805
• Due to explosive gases - 1:1976095035
• Due to hornets, wasps, or bees - 1:2151748000
• Due to cataclysmic Earth explosions - 1:2305444390
• Due to dog bite - 1:4209941755
• Due to other natural and environmental factors - 1:5096245340
• Due to venomous snakes, lizards, and spiders - 1:7448358630
• Due to fireworks - 1:10758740000

Data courtasy of the National Safety Council.

• Due to a Tunguska-like impact event - 1:60000
• Due to imact from an impact smaller than Tunguska - 1:2000000
• Due to falling out of bed - 1:2000000

• Due to any injury - 1:23
• Due to accidental death - 1:37
• Due to undertermined causes - 1:1007