The various causes of death are combined with the person's odds of dying from a particular cause to determine the least likely way a person may die during his or her lifetime.
The list is arranged in descending order starting with the least likely way of dying followed by the next least likely and so on increasing the odds of dying.
This data on the least likely ways of dying is from the National Safety Council's Odds of Dying statistics.
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1. Fireworks Discharge
| Lifetime Odds: 1 in 340,733 |
2. Flood
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 144,1563. Earthquake
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 117,1274. Lightning
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 79,7465. Legal Execution
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 62,4686. Hornet, Wasp, or Bee Sting
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 56,7897. Hot Weather
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 13,7298. Alcohol Poisoning
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 10,0489. Accidental Electrocution
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 9,96810. Accidental Firearm Discharge
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 5,134
Notes on Odds Statistics:
From the National Safety Council
The odds are statistical averages taken from the whole U.S. population. These odds do not necessarily reflect the chances of death for a particular person from a particular external cause.
Any individual's odds of dying from various external causes are affected by the activities in which they participate, where they live and drive, what kind of work they do, and other factors.
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