Odds of Dying in a Terrorist Attack

aja:

You are 13 times more likely to die in a railway accident than from a terrorist attack

You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack

You are six times more likely to die from hot weather than from a terrorist attack

You are eight times more likely to die from accidental electrocution than from a terrorist attack

You are 11,000 times more likely to die in an airplane accident than from a terrorist plot involving an airplane

You are 87 times more likely to drown than die in a terrorist attack

You are 404 times more likely to die in a fall than from a terrorist attack

You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack

You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack

You are 12 times more likely to die from accidental suffocation in bed than from a terrorist attack

You are nine times more likely to choke to death on your own vomit than die in a terrorist attack

You are eight times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist

The odds come from “2004 National Safety Council (NSC) Estimates, a report based on data from The National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, 2003 mortality data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) was used.”

Apr 11 2009, 7:46am

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  1. whileyouweregone reblogged this from aja and added:
    “2004 National Safety Council (NSC) Estimates,...report based on data
  2. deconstructed reblogged this from aja
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  5. woody reblogged this from aja and added:
    I already linked...this once, but I saw this larger quote and it still amazes me, so the...
  6. gnarfle reblogged this from alilja and added:
    I find eight frightening, as I eat American food. 0_o
  7. alilja reblogged this from hawkw and added:
    I find the third one frightening. I experience hot days a lot more frequently than I see a police officer.
  8. tarynn reblogged this from daydreambeliever
  9. rubyriewer reblogged this from aja and added:
    Not good enough!
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  11. daydreambeliever reblogged this from floodwaters and added:
    “Why of course the people don’t want war … But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and...
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  13. hawkw reblogged this from aja and added:
    extremely frightening.
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