More Stuff from the Book

From How Not to Die:

The odds of dying from...

car crash - 1 in 84
assault by firearm - 1 in 324
hit by a car - 1 in 631

choking - 1 in 1,173
fire in a building - 1 in 1,431

fall, involving bed or furniture - 1 in 4,870
airplane crash - 1 in 5,552
exposure to excessive natural cold - 1 in 5,576

drowning in a swimming pool - 1 in 6,031
slipping, tripping, or stumbling - 1 in 6,455

exposure to excessive natural heat - 1 in 16,680

hornet, wasp, or bee sting - 1 in 72,494
lightning strike - 1 in 81,949
overexertion - 1 in 96,658

contact with hot tap water - 1 in 125,655
dog bite - 1 in 139,617

venomous snake or lizard bite - 1 in 628,277

fireworks discharge - 1 in 1,884,832