Some interesting facts on how likely you are to die from a given cause in the coming year:
- choking on a non-food object – 1 in 96,300
- drowning in a bathtub – 1 in 724,900
- firearm discharge – 1 in 4,101,000
- contact with a powered lawnmower – 1 in 4,606,000
- strenuous movement – 1 in 23,030,000
- handheld power tool accident – 1 in 24,950,000
- contact with hot food – 1 in 74,850,000
- escalator accident – 1 in 90,470,000
- vending machine accident – 1 in 112,000,000
- shark attack – 1 in 251,800,000
- noise exposure – 1 in 281,400,000
- fall from playground equipment – 1 in 299,400,000
- scorpion sting – 1 in 299,400,000