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Statistical Probabilities Associated with Different Types of Deaths

The Odds Of Dying From Various Accidents

Visualizing The Odds Of Dying From Various Accidents

Fatal accidents account for a significant number of deaths in the U.S. every year. For example, nearly 43,000 Americans died in traffic accidents in 2021.

However, as Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu explains below, without the right context, it can be difficult to properly interpret these figures.

To help you understand your chances, we’ve compiled data from the National Safety Council, and visualized the lifetime odds of dying from various accidents.

Data and Methodology

The lifetime odds presented in this graphic were estimated by dividing the one-year odds of dying by the life expectancy of a person born in 2020 (77 years).

Additionally, these numbers are based on data from the U.S., and likely differ in other countries.

For comparison’s sake, the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292,000,000. In other words, you are 4000x more likely to die by a lightning strike over your lifetime than to win the Powerball lottery.

Continue reading below for further context on some of these accidents.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of accidental deaths in the U.S., with a 1 in 101 chance of dying. This is quite a common way of dying, especially when compared to something like bee stings (1 in 57,825).

Unfortunately, a major cause of vehicle deaths is impaired driving. The CDC reports that 32 Americans are killed every day in crashes involving alcohol, which equates to one death every 45 minutes.

For further context, consider this: 30% of all traffic-related deaths in 2020 involved alcohol-impaired drivers.

Drowning

The odds of drowning in a swimming pool (1 in 5,782) are significantly higher than those of drowning in general (1 in 10,386). According to the CDC, there are 4,000 fatal drownings every year, which works out to 11 deaths per day.

Drowning also happens to be a leading cause of death for children. It is the leading cause for kids aged 1-4, and second highest cause for kids aged 5-14.

A rather surprising fact about drowning is that 80% of fatalities are male. This has been attributed to higher rates of alcohol use and risk-taking behaviors.

Accidental Firearm Discharge

Lastly, let’s look at accidental firearm deaths, which have lifetime odds of 1 in 7,998. That’s higher than the odds of drowning (general), as well as dying in an airplane accident.

This shouldn’t come as a major surprise, since the U.S. has the highest rates of gun ownership in the world. More importantly, these odds highlight the importance of properly securing one’s firearms, as well as learning safe handling practices.

As a percentage of total gun-related deaths (45,222 in 2020), accidental shootings represent a tiny 1%. The two leading causes are suicide (54%) and homicide (43%).

Interested in learning more about death? Revisit one of our most popular posts of all time: Visualizing the History of Pandemics.

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Importance of Microbiology and Forensic Science in the Modern World

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Food safety experts Recommend caution utilizing home delivery meal services.

WTTV – A recent warning by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is prompting a word of caution from food safety experts about preprepared home delivery meal services that are growing in popularity.

Back in September, the CDC found a salmonella outbreak was traced back to certain meals made by “Metabolic Meals.”  

Penn State food safety specialist Martin Bucknavage is among those urging caution when signing up for the growing number of preprepared meal delivery services out there.

“We see an increasing number of companies that are selling these home delivered foods, and we oftentimes don’t necessarily know where they come from,” Bucknavage said. “We don’t necessarily know who’s making them, where they’re being made.”

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Bucknavage says it’s important for customers to know about the food preparation and handling process. Is the kitchen clean? Are the foods being kept at the proper temperature during preparation and delivery to your home?

“And so it’s really incumbent upon the consumer of that to make sure the product looks right,” he added. “It’s at the right temperature and that there’s not anything that is apparently wrong with the product.”

Checking your food’s appearance and temperature may not protect you if there’s salmonella contamination, but it could save you from other foodborne illnesses like listeria or botulism.

“At the end of the day, when people do have a risk or they feel there’s a risk or they want to avoid risk as much as possible, preparing foods yourself is is often the best way to go through and do it.”

Bucknavage isn’t saying all meal delivery services are bad. But he says it’s a good idea to investigate the preparation and delivery process before signing up for one of them.