So many days, so many ways...TO DIE

Yes, I really do think about these things and worry constantly about them!

 

The Odds of Dying in ...
· Motor vehicle: 1-in-84
· Motorcyle: 1-in-938
· Bicycle: 1-in-4,472
· Air travel: 1-in-5,552
· Bus: 1-in-94,242
· Train: 1-in-139,617

 

The Odds You'll ...
· Be a Victim of ID Theft: 1-in-465
· Have an adverse reaction to a prescription drug: 1-in-3,000
· Be sued by the RIAA for illegal filesharing: 1-in-4,666
· Be wrongly declared dead by a Social Security data entry mistake:
1-in-23,483
· Die from a food-borne illness this year: 1-in-33,333

The Odds of dying in a ...
· Flood: 1-in-30,000
· Tornado: 1-in-60,000
· Lightning strike: 1-in-83,930
· Earthquake: 1-in-131,890
· Asteroid impact: 1-in-200,000*
· Tsunami: 1-in-500,000

The Odds of Injury Requiring Medical Treatment From:
· Lyme's disease: 1-in-18,100
· Snake bite: 1-in-25,300
· West Nile: 1-in-68,500
· Shark attack: 1-in-6,000,000

The Odds of Being a Victim of ...
· Assault by Firearm*: 1-in-325
· Poisoning*: 1-in-1,400
· Murder this year: 1-in-16,917
· Strangulation*: 1-in-34,424

The Odds of Drowning in ...
· Natural water: 1-in-2,828
· Swimming pool: 1-in-6,031
· Bath tub: 1-in-9,377

The Odds of Dying From ...
· Heart disease: 1-in-438
· Cancer this year: 1-in-600
· Staph infection: 1-in-16,146
· Measles: 1-in-300,000,000

The Odds ...
· Your child will be involved in a school bus accident this year: 1-in-29,180
· Your baby will be delivered by
c-section this year: 1-in-3
· You cannot find Iraq on a map, if you are between age 18 to 24: 2-in-3
· You will have a car crash within the first year of driving (if you are 16 years old): 1-in-5

The Odds of Believing ...
· That it's better to be poor and thin, than rich and fat: 2-in-3*
· You are "extremely stressed": 1-in-3
· That the best way to get rich is to win the lottery: 1-in-5
· Your tattoo was a mistake**: 1-in-7
· You saw a UFO: 1-in-7

The Odds of Winning Jackpot in ...
· Slot machines: 1-in-16,777,216
· Calif. SuperLotto: 1-in-41,416,353
· Powerball: 1-in-146,107,962
· Mega Millions: 1-in-175,711,536

The Odds of ...
· Dating a millionaire: 215-to-1
· Writing NYTimes bestseller: 220-to-1
· Finding four-leaf clover on 1st try: 10,000-to-1
· Getting Rich on 'Antiques Roadshow': 60,000-to-1
· Dating a supermodel: 88,000-to-1