You will die of one of these 3 causes:

[Anonymous]

So I can go ahead and float down the Niagara Falls in a barrel, because statistically I am much more likely to die of cancer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I can go ahead and float down the Niagara Falls in a barrel, because statistically I am much more likely to die of cancer?

That is not how statistics or risk work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sure. Though that's because those are the three main ways people die in their 70s/80s/90s. Basically those are the things that take out already old people.

If you adjust for age I'd imagine that car accidents take one of the top spots for younger people.

Overdoses, car crashes, homicide/suicide by firearm. In order.

https://www.cdc.gov/injury/images/lc-charts/leading_causes_of_injury_deaths_unintentional_injury_2015_1050w760h.gif

These are causes of death due to injury, not overall.

[Anonymous]

What's the deal with all the "unintentional poisonings"?

What is that implying? Seems awfully high! Is that a euphemism for opioid deaths? Alcohol poisoning? The numbers are really high.

[Anonymous]

Amandaclark wrote:I once knew a guy that got hit by a 20-pound rock and he died instantly.

I knew a guy who was killed by a bear while camping in Alaska. I knew a woman who died in an amateur boxing match.