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.