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People are afraid of flying and terrorism and when
in reality the
dangerous part of the trip is
the car ride to the airport.
And the most dangerous place of all
is your dinner table!
Here are some statistics of risk
factors. These are for "the
average American," but I assume
they'd be similar for citizens of
other countries (except for the gunshot
wound, of course—because of
the insanenumber of
firearms in the USA).
Basically what they show is that if
you're afraid of dying from the most
publicized incidents (terrorists, earthquakes,
etc.),
you should give up flying in airplanes,
swimming, boating, walking on city
streets, working, skiing, being in
snowy or stormy places, and most especially driving
or riding in cars, because those
activities are riskier—in the
case of car travel far riskier—than
being anywhere near terrorists or earthquake
zones.
And enjoying an unhealthy modern
lifestyle, with little physical
activity and meals rich in unhealthy
salt, sugar, carbs and fats,
is far far more risky than anything
else!
Your chance of dying from these
causes is...
Heart
disease
Cancer
Gunshot
wound
Car
accident
HIV/AIDS
A
fall
Skin
cancer
Pedestrian
accident
Injury
at work
Motorcycle
accident
Influenza
Drowning
Bicycle
accident
Boating
accident
Smallpox
vaccination
Lightning
Bus
accident
Train
accident
Earthquake
Skiing
or snowboarding
Avalanche
Airline
accident
Terrorist
attack
Dog
attack
Flood
Amusement
park ride
Malaria
Shark
attack |
1
in 300
1
in 509
1
in 9450
1
in 18,800
1
in 19,400
1
in 20,700
1
in 37,900
1
in 45,200
1
in 47,600
1
in 118,000
1
in 159,000
1
in 225,000
1
in 341,000
1
in 402,000
1
in 750,000
1
in 4,260,000
1
in 4,400,000
1
in 5,050,000
1
in 5,930,000
1
in 6,330,000
1
in 8,140,000
1
in 8,450,000
1
in 9,270,000
1
in 10,900,000
1
in 18,200,000
1
in 70,000,000
1
in 93,800,000
1
in 94,900,000 |
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