Dataset

Risk Explorer

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Coconut Falls

150 deaths per year worldwide reported

1 in 63,715 with 1 hour per day near coconut palms

Climbing Everest

Over 330 people have died on Everest reported

1 in 101 with one expedition, 40 days above base camp

Commercial Flights

Flying is the safest way to travel reported

1 in 2,500,001 with 4 flights per year

Helicopter Crashes

About 30 to 40 deaths a year in US civil helicopter crashes reported

1 in 226,758 with 1 hour aboard per year

Hippo Encounters

~500 deaths per year in Africa reported

1 in 6,667 with Someone who crosses hippo-inhabited waterways daily

Lightning Strikes

~20 deaths per year in the US reported

1 in 1,666,667 with 2 hours per day outdoors during storm season

Mosquito-Borne Disease

~700,000 deaths per year worldwide reported

1 in 6,850 with 2 unprotected hours per night exposed to biting in a malaria-endemic region

Nuclear Plant Radiation

Nuclear disasters have killed thousands reported

1 in 1,092,394,793 with 4 hours per day outdoors, living year-round near a nuclear plant

Selfie Deaths

More selfie deaths than shark attack deaths reported

1 in 14,286 with 5 selfies per trip at cliff edges, waterfalls or rooftops, 10 trips a year

Shark Attacks

~10 deaths per year worldwide reported

1 in 666,667 with 1 hour per day swimming in coastal waters

Skydiving

Only 9 to 20 Americans die skydiving each year reported

1 in 285,715 with one jump, your first tandem or a single fun jump

Vending Machine Crush

~2 deaths per year in the US reported

1 in 50,001 with Someone who rocks a stuck vending machine weekly