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[quote:7eced]The Six Most Feared But Least Likely Causes Of Death

by http://www.SixWise.com

Deepak Chopra, M.D., a pioneer of alternative medicine, once said that everything we fear has already happened. In other words, there's no need to fear most of what we spending time fearing.

Still, many Americans have intense fears of death by certain causes that are actually very unlikely to occur. On the contrary, the most likely causes of death are rarely sources of fear for most of us.

What follows is a list of some of those common, yet unfounded, causes of death that are most feared ... yet least likely to occur.

Then, at the end of the article take a look at the real most common causes of death, and see if your fears are justified.

Airplane crashes: Some 30 million Americans describe themselves as "anxious" flyers. What makes them anxious is the fear of dying in a plane crash. What's the actual risk of being involved in a fatal airline accident? According to Arnold Barnett, a statistical expert in the field of aviation safety, it's once every 19,000 years--and that is only provided the person flew on an airplane once a day for 19,000 years!

Shark attacks: Do you refuse to go near the movie Jaws for fear that you'll never go back in the water? You're not alone, as many Americans fear getting killed by a shark.

According to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF), though, only 1,909 confirmed shark attacks have occurred around the world--between 1580 and 2003! Of these, 737 happened in the United States, and 38 people died as a result. That said, what are your real odds of being attacked by a shark? One in 11.5 million, says the ISAF. Being killed by a shark? Zero in 264.1 million.

Being murdered: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one person is murdered about every 60 seconds worldwide, and in 2000, an estimated 520,000 people were murdered in the world. Although this sounds like a lot, let us put things into perspective: In 2000, over 6 million people died of cancer.

Falling to death: In 2001, more than 11,600 people aged 65 and older died from fall-related injuries, representing a very real concern. Children are also at risk of falling if they're not being properly supervised. But the type of fall we're talking about here is the kind that occurs from a height and to adults. While falling from a height is a leading cause of work-related death among construction workers, it kills only an estimated 80 people each year. And, the risk to the general population, who are exposed to heights less often, is likely to be lower than that.

Terrorist attack: With the recent London bombings and September 11th not too far behind, death by terrorist attack is fresh in many people's minds. A poll in Conde Nast Traveler in February 2003 found that one-third of respondents feared a terrorist attack. What are your real odds of dying this way? Historically speaking, it's a one in 9.3 million chance--which is a slightly greater risk than you have of dying in an avalanche.

Natural disaster: Earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, floods, storms, heat, cold ... all of these are perceived as a threat looming overhead at any time. Your real lifetime odds of dying from a natural force like those listed above? One in 3,357, according to the science and technology Web site LiveScience.com. You're much more likely to be killed by a fire or by committing suicide.

Actual Leading Causes of Death

Biggest fears aside, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study that uncovered the actual leading causes of death in the United States (in 2000). Overwhelmingly, these causes stem from our own, modifiable behaviors.

* Tobacco (435,000 deaths, 18.1 percent of total U.S. deaths)

* Poor diet and physical inactivity (400,000 deaths, 16.6 percent)

* Alcohol consumption (85,000 deaths, 3.5 percent)

* Microbial agents (75,000)

* Toxic agents (55,000)

* Motor vehicle crashes (43,000)

* Incidents involving firearms (29,000)

* Sexual behaviors (20,000)

* Illicit use of drugs (17,000)[/quote:7eced]

i only fear plane crash. i dont see any of the other happening to me.

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[quote="Mr.Buttocks":5f320]killed by a fire[/quote:5f320]

I can see you getting murdered, in fact I can guarantee it

im not that scared of sharks, but i can definitely see that being a scare to some people.

falling too, i guess. from extreme heights, that is.

lol.

Death by Autoerotic Asphyxiation

I don't think i'm afraid of dying. I mean, i'd rather live, I have lots of stuff to do like go to the bank and such, but dying doesn't really scare me. At least I don't ever think about it and none of those things in that list frighten me. I'm sure being presented with a high probability of death i'd be pretty scared, but who wouldn't?

lolo

i fear death, but i guess that can't be stopped cry: cry:

fear those whacky deaths on final destination movies happy: oOo:

spontaenous combustion

Suffocation or drowning always scares the jeebus outta me.

i fear not death but rape from gf1 users

Yeah those, and burning alive would be pretty fucking horrible.

I don't realy fear being killed. Well I do, but I don't let it bother me like people who wont fly on planes. Im more affriad of just getting seriously hurt. The way I see it, if you die, you will never know. But if you get attacked by a shark and lose an arm then you have a permanent reminder of what happened and the pain.
That being said the one thing that scares me the most right now is having to do Lost bather drills in my camp pond. We dive to the bottom of the swim area and try to find the "kid". Along hte bottom of the pond is murk, branches, bricks, debris that are painful, and the occasional snapping turtle. That is what scares me.

airplane are freaky, you have no control if something happens. you just sit there and die, Fuck That!

ive been on planes before, but after seeing the 9/11 videos like thousands of times it makes ya think alittle longer about geting on another one

[quote="Jin-Roh":aeda9]i fear not death but rape from gf1 users[/quote:aeda9]LOL!

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please, no more penis pics gtboys34 happy:

watch the first 20 mins of Final Destination, then tell me what you think of planes

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[quote="Mr.Buttocks":6921a][quote:6921a]The Six Most Feared But Least Likely Causes Of Death

Falling to death: In 2001, more than 11,600 people aged 65 and older died from fall-related injuries, representing a very real concern. Children are also at risk of falling if they're not being properly supervised. But the type of fall we're talking about here is the kind that occurs from a height and to adults. While falling from a height is a leading cause of work-related death among construction workers, it kills only an estimated 80 people each year. And, the risk to the general population, who are exposed to heights less often, is likely to be lower than that.

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Had 5 people die in an constuction elevator about two months ago on a high rise about a mile from my job site. Wasnt installed properly and the safty switch at the top of the track wasnt installed, elevator operator didnt stop it and its motor over ran the top of the track and it dropped all the way back down. I forget how many floors but it was quite a few.

Then there was a guy who was improperly "tied off" Meaning the safty latch on his "p - hook" wasnt closed and it slipped out of the hole he had it placed in. He fell quite a ways, but luckly didnt die. He just broke his back and can no longer walk. He worked for our company on another job.

Then there was a guy i worked with who fell through a "deck" (a plywood sheeted set of aluminum beams that you pour concrete on). The rigger had center loaded the beams which made the ends float and when the guy walked on it (not tied off when he should have been) the beam and plywood shifted and hell fell below hitting all the supports for the beams. A total of about 10-12 feet, dislocating his knee and giving him a concusion. Shut down the site for an hour while we cleared a path for the paramedics. Then we just focused on "saftying" up the site knowing LNI would be visiting us after that.

Also job sites are just plain unsafe places to be. They try to preach safty but once working rarly take a minute or two to show concern for it unless your being brazingly stupid. IE, Your supposed to "tie off" while working within 10 ft of an edge, or when climbing and your feet pass 4ft in the air. Most people tie off when clibing because they typically need to use there hands while up there. But the near the edge thing is often ignored unless the head honchos are watching.

Long stories short, im surprized its only 80 constcuction workers a year.

something i dont think i could be is a window cleaner on a high rise building