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That's all!!! Check out this table to see the things these jokers actually need to be concerned with:
| Cause of death in 2003 |
Number of deaths per year |
One-year odds |
Lifetime odds |
| Captive big/exotic cat |
1 |
302,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
| Captive reptile |
1.5 |
201,000,000 |
2,700,000 |
| Fireworks discharge |
11 |
26,440,910 |
340,733 |
| Contact with hot tap-water |
26 |
11,186,539 |
144,156 |
| Flood |
26 |
11,186,539 |
144,156 |
| Bitten or struck by dog |
32 |
9,089,063 |
117,127 |
| Earthquake and other earth movements |
32 |
9,089,063 |
117,127 |
| Struck by or against another person |
39 |
7,457,692 |
96,104 |
| Lightning |
47 |
6,188,298 |
79,746 |
| Contact with hornets, wasps and bees |
66 |
4,406,818 |
56,789 |
| Cataclysmic storm |
75 |
3,878,000 |
49,974 |
| Animal rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle |
101 |
2,879,703 |
37,110 |
| Alcohol |
373 |
779,759 |
10,048 |
| Fall on and from ladder or scaffolding |
417 |
697,482 |
8,988 |
| Drowning & submersion while in or falling into swimming pool |
515 |
564,757 |
7,278 |
| Firearms discharge |
730 |
398,425 |
5,134 |
| Air and space transport accidents |
742 |
391,981 |
5,051 |
| Occupant of all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle |
906 |
321,026 |
4,137 |
| Drowning and submersion while in or falling into natural water |
1225 |
237,429 |
3,060 |
| Fall on and from stairs and steps |
1,588 |
183,155 |
2,360 |
| Exposure to smoke, fire and flames |
3,369 |
86,331 |
1,113 |
| Motorcycle riding |
3,676 |
79,121 |
1,020 |
| Assault by firearm |
11,920 |
24,400 |
314 |
| Motor vehicle accidents |
44,757 |
6,498 |
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Notice that drowning while in or falling into natural water is far more common than kayaker deaths. And falling down the stairs is even more common than that. People need to realize that to live is to risk death.
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