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Death
Improbability
Event
Category
Factor
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Dying (any cause)
Death
0.0
Likely
Dying of heart disease or cancer
Death
1.4
Conceivable
Dying of chronic lower respiratory disease
Death
2.4
Uncommon
Dying from intentional self-harm
Death
3.3
Unusual
Dying from unintentional poisoning
Death
3.3
Unusual
Dying from a motor vehicle crash
Death
3.4
Unusual
Dying from a fall
Death
3.5
Unusual
Dying from assault by firearm
Death
4.2
Improbable
Dying from a pedestrian incident
Death
4.7
Improbable
Dying from a motorcycle rider incident
Death
4.9
Improbable
Dying from unintentional drowning or submersion
Death
5.1
Rare
Dying from exposure to fire, flames, or smoke
Death
5.3
Rare
Dying from choking on food
Death
5.9
Rare
Dying from pedacyclist incident
Death
6.0
Faint
Dying from firearms discharge
Death
6.5
Faint
Dying from air or space transport incidents
Death
6.6
Faint
Dying from exposure to excessive natural heat
Death
6.7
Faint
Dying from electricity, radiation, temp, pressure
Death
6.9
Faint
Dying from contact with sharp objects
Death
7.5
Remote
Dying from a cataclysmic storm
Death
8.0
Implausible
Dying from contact with heat or hot substances
Death
8.0
Implausible
Dying from contact with hornets, wasps, and bees
Death
8.0
Implausible
Dying from being bitten or struck by a dog
Death
8.4
Implausible
Dying from legal execution
Death
8.4
Implausible
Dying from lightning strike
Death
8.7
Implausible
Dying from a shark attack
Death
9.4
Inconceivable
Dying from a shark attack in a given year
Death
10.9
Absurd
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