How likely are you, statistically speaking, to die from a terrorist attack?

Áine on September 11th, 2006 filed in General, Random Images

A handy ranking of the various dangers confronting America, based on the number of mortalities in each category throughout the 11-year period spanning 1995 through 2005 (extrapolated from best available data).

Sources: National Highway and Safety Agency (.pdf), National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 50, No. 15 (09/16/2002) (.pdf), US Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Insurance Information Institute.

One rather interesting implication is that your odds of getting shot by Dick Cheney during a hunting trip are greater than your odds of being a victim of a terrorist attack. Heh. Don’t go hunting with Dick.

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