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).
5: Nearly 500 US residents die each year as a result of unintentional, non fire-related carbon monoxide poisoning.
16: There were 16 deaths associated with confinement or entrapment in low-oxygen environments across the United States in 2004.
48: In 2004 there were 48 deaths associated with suffocation following cave-ins.
52: Across the US in 2004 there were 52 allergic-reaction deaths following stings from bees, wasps or hornets.
100: In Canada in 2004 there were 100 deaths as a result of choking on food.
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