Occupation | fatalities per 100,000/year | Chance of death in 40 years |
Fishing | 151.2 | 6.0% |
Timber | 127.8 | 5.1% |
Mining | 109.7 | 4.4% |
Overall Average | 4.3 | 0.2% |
Activity | Death danger |
Long term smoking | ~50% chance of early death |
Climb Everest before 1990 | 37% per summit |
Climb Everest after 1990 | 4% per summit |
Astronaught before 2004 | >1% per flight |
Own a Motorcycle (avg. 2351 miles/year) | 1% in 15 years |
cave diving | |
surfing really big waves | |
sailing trip around the world | |
spelunking | |
african safaries | |
sky dive | |
scuba diving | |
river rafting | |
boat trip to antartica | |
learning to fly | |
driving a car | |
catching the flu |