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    What Are Your Odds of Dying? [Photo Gallery]

    June 2, 2015
    The National Safety Council kicks off National Safety Month with its annual list of the “Odds of Dying” from various causes.

    If knowledge is power, then can knowing our odds of dying from certain hazards and risky situations help us make safer choices?

    This photo gallery illustrates our actual odds of dying from common activities versus those that we commonly feared.

    About the Author

    Sandy Smith

    Sandy Smith is the former content director of EHS Today, and is currently the EHSQ content & community lead at Intelex Technologies Inc. She has written about occupational safety and health and environmental issues since 1990.

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