Odds Of Death In The United States By Selected Cause Of Injury, 2014 (1) |
|
Cause of death |
Number of deaths,
2014 |
One-year
odds |
Lifetime
odds |
Unintentional poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances |
42,032 |
7,586 |
96 |
All motor vehicle accidents |
35,398 |
9,008 |
114 |
Car occupants |
6,274 |
50,822 |
645 |
Motorcycle riders |
4,106 |
77,656 |
985 |
Pedestrian incident |
6,258 |
50,952 |
647 |
Assault by firearm |
10,945 |
29,133 |
370 |
Exposure to smoke, fire and flames |
2,701 |
118,051 |
1,498 |
Fall on and from stairs and steps |
2,285 |
139,544 |
1,771 |
Drowning and submersion while in or falling into swimming pool |
701 |
454,860 |
5,772 |
Firearms discharge (accidental) |
586 |
544,125 |
6,905 |
Fall on and from ladder or scaffolding |
525 |
607,347 |
7,707 |
Air and space transport accidents |
412 |
773,925 |
9,821 |
Earthquake and other earth movements |
86 |
3,707,640 |
47,051 |
Cataclysmic storm (2) |
61 |
5,227,165 |
66,335 |
Bitten or struck by dog |
36 |
8,857,140 |
112,400 |
Lightning |
25 |
12,754,282 |
161,856 |
Flood |
8 |
39,857,132 |
505,801 |
(1) Based on fatalities and life expectancy in 2015. Ranked by deaths in 2014.
(2) Includes hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, dust storms and other cataclysmic storms.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics; National Safety Council. |
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