Lifetime Risk of Death from Everyday Activities in United States (69)
| Activity | Lifetime risk |
| Assault | 214 |
| Accident while riding in car | 304 |
| Accident as pedestrian | 652 |
| Choking | 894 |
| Accidental poisoning | 1,030 |
| Drowning | 1,127 |
| Exposure to fire or smoke | 1,181 |
| Cancer from 18F-FDG PET scan (10-y-old) | 1,515 |
| Falling down stairs | 2,024 |
| Cancer from 99mTc-MDP bone scan (10-y-old) | 2,560 |
| Cancer from 18F-FDG PET scan (40-y-old) | 2,700 |
| All forces of nature | 3,190 |
| Accident while riding bike | 4,734 |
| Cancer from 99mTc-MDP bone scan (40-y-old) | 4,760 |
| Accidental firearms discharge | 6,333 |
| Accident while riding in plane | 7,058 |
| Falling off ladder or scaffolding | 10,606 |
| Hit by lightning | 84,388 |
Lifetime risk of 304 for accident while riding in car indicates that 1 of every 304 Americans will die as result of accident while riding in car during his or her lifetime.