A new report from the National Safety Council tots up the odds of you dying of a specific cause:
| Lifetime odds of death for selected causes, United States, 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Cause of Death | Odds of Dying |
| Heart Disease | 1 in 6 |
| Cancer | 1 in 7 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease | 1 in 27 |
| Suicide | 1 in 88 |
| Opioid overdose | 1 in 96 |
| Motor Vehicle Crash | 1 in 103 |
| Fall | 1 in 114 |
| Gun Assault | 1 in 285 |
| Pedestrian Incident | 1 in 556 |
| Motorcyclist | 1 in 858 |
| Drowning | 1 in 1,117 |
| Fire or Smoke | 1 in 1,474 |
| Choking on Food | 1 in 2,696 |
| Bicyclist | 1 in 4,047 |
| Accidental Gun Discharge | 1 in 8,527 |
| Sunstroke | 1 in 8,912 |
| Electrocution, Radiation, Extreme Temperatures and Pressure | 1 in 15,638 |
| Sharp objects | 1 in 28,000 |
| Cataclysmic Storm | 1 in 31,394 |
| Hot surfaces and substances | 1 in 46,045 |
| Hornet, wasp and bee stings | 1 in 46,562 |
| Dog attack | 1 in 115,111 |
| Passenger on an airplane | 1 in 188,364 |
| Lightning | 1 in 218,106 |
| Railway passenger | 1 in 243,765 |
Source: National Safety Council estimates based on data from National Center for Health Statistics—Mortality Data for 2017, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Population and life expectancy data are from the U.S. Census Bureau. Deaths are classified on the basis of the Tenth Revision of the World Health Organization’s “The International Classification of Diseases” (ICD). Numbers following titles refer to External Cause of Morbidity and Mortality classifications in ICD-10.
For more information go the the National Safety Council’s website.
