According to the National Safety Council, the lifetime odds of dying through these means:
· motor-vehicle accident - 1 in 84
· pedestrian - 1 in 627
· falling on stairs - 1 in 2,255
· drowning - 1 in 2,378
· choking on food - 1 in 4,411
· house fire - 1,192
· exposure to excessive natural cold - 1 in 5,444