| Cause of death |
Deaths |
One-year odds |
Lifetime odds |
| All motor vehicle accidents |
45,316 |
6,584 |
85 |
| Car accidents |
14,119 |
21,132 |
272 |
| Motorcycle accidents |
4,787 |
62,328 |
802 |
| Assault by firearm |
12,791 |
23,326 |
300 |
| Exposure to smoke, fire and flames |
3,109 |
95,968 |
1,235 |
| Fall on and from stairs and steps |
1,818 |
164,116 |
2,112 |
| Drowning and submersion while in or falling into swimming pool |
698 |
427,454 |
5,501 |
| Air and space transport accidents |
655 |
455,516 |
5,862 |
| Firearms discharge (accidental) |
642 |
464,740 |
5,981 |
| Fall on and from ladder or scaffolding |
468 |
637,528 |
8,205 |
| Cataclysmic storm (2) |
75 |
3,978,173 |
51,199 |
| Lightning |
47 |
6,348,148 |
81,701 |
| Bitten or struck by dog |
32 |
9,323,843 |
119,998 |
| Earthquake and other earth movements |
25 |
11,934,519 |
153,597 |
| Flood |
10 |
29,836,297 |
383,994 |
(1) Ranked by deaths in 2006.
(2) Includes hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, dust storms and other cataclysmic storms.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics; National Safety Council. |