Six Facts on Death

Odds of winning the lottery: 1 in 135,145,920 (multi-state, mega-millions jackpot)
Lifetime odds of drowning in natural water: 1 in 2,828 (Source: National Safety Council’s Odds of Dying)

1. The Canadian Red Cross says only one in five Canadians who die as a result of boating incidents is found to have been wearing an appropriate personal flotation device (lifejacket).
2. Nearly 500 US residents die each year as a result of unintentional, non-fire related carbon monoxide poisoning.
3. There were 16 deaths associated with confinement or entrapment in low-oxygen environments across the United States in 2004.
4. In 2004 there were 48 deaths associated with suffocation following cave-ins.
5. Across the US in 2004 there were 52 allergic-reaction deaths following stings from bees, wasps or hornets.
6. In Canada in 2004 there were 100 deaths as a result of choking on food.