The leading causes of death are combined with the person's odds of dying from a particular cause to determine which the various ways a person is likely to die in his or her lifetime.
This type of information is helpful in modifying lifestyle behaviors minimize various accidental causes of death.
The data for the most likely ways of dying is based on the National Safety Council's Odds of Dying statistics.
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1. Heart Disease
| Lifetime Odds: 1 in 5 |
2. Cancer
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 73. Stroke
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 244. Motor Vehicle Accident
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 845. Suicide
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 1196. Falling
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 2187. Firearm Assault
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 3148. Pedestrian Accident
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 6269. Drowning
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 1,00810. Motorcycle Accident
Lifetime Odds: 1 in 1,020
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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