Odds of Dying in the United States
from Selected Causes
Source: D. Morrison (1992)

 Cause of Death Odds of Happening
Motor vehicle accident 1 in 100
Murder 1 in 300
Fire 1 in 800
Firearms accident 1 in 2,500
Electrocution 1 in 5,000
Asteroid or Comet Impact  1 in 20,000
Airplane crash 1 in 20,000
Flood 1 in 30,000
Tornado 1 in 60,000
Venomous bite or sting 1 in 100,000
Food poisoning (botulism) 1 in 3,000,000
Heart attack from visiting our Haunted House 1 in 10,000,000

We might assume similar statistics for Canada. Of course, this data is statistical. Your chances of dying in a car crash or by murder are probably much higher if you live in a city, and much lower if you don't. Notice that the odds of dying in a plane crash are similar to your chances of being killed by a comet strike!

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