What Are the Odds?

By | September 17, 2021

 

Event Odds Source
Being crushed to death by a vending machine 1 in 112,000,000 The Book of Odds by Amram Shapiro
Going blind after laser eye surgery 1 in 5,000,000 London Vision Clinic
Dying from a local meteorite, asteroid, or comet impact 1 in 1,600,000 National Geographic
Being struck by lightning in a given year[Note 2] 1 in 1,171,000 National Weather Service
Dying as a passenger on an airplane 1 in 205,552 National Safety Council
Dying as a passenger on a train 1 in 178,741 National Safety Council
Dying from being struck by lightning 1 in 114,195 National Safety Council
Dying from a global meteorite, asteroid, or comet impact 1 in 75,000 National Geographic
Being struck by lightning in your lifetime[Note 2] 1 in 14,600 National Weather Service
Dying on a bicycle 1 in 4,050 National Safety Council
Death by drowning 1 in 1,086 National Safety Council
Dying on a motorcycle 1 in 846 National Safety Council
Dying by falling to your death 1 in 119 National Safety Council
Death from a motor vehicle crash 1 in 102 National Safety Council

Note 2. Only about 10% of people who are struck by lightning are killed, leaving 90% with various degrees of disability.

 

Leave a Reply