Odds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1
Odds of being killed by lightning: 2,320,000 to 1

Odds of catching a ball at a major league ballgame: 563 to 1

Odds of getting a hole in one: 5,000 to 1
Odds of bowling a 300 game: 11,500 to 1

Odds of becoming a pro athlete: 22,000 to 1
Odds of winning an Olympic medal: 662,000 to 1

Odds of injury from mowing the lawn: 3,623 to 1
Odds of injury from using a chain saw: 4,464 to 1
Odds of injury from shaving: 6,585 to 1
Odds of injury from fireworks: 19,556 to 1

Chance of getting the flu this year: 1 in 10
Chance of having a stroke: 1 in 6

Chance of suffering from asthma or allergy diseases: 1 in 6

Chance of getting arthritis: 1 in 7
Chance of getting breast cancer: 1 in 9
Chance of American man developing cancer in his lifetime: 1 in 2
Chance of an American woman developing cancer in her lifetime: 1 in 3
Chance of dying from heart disease: 1 in 3
Chance of getting prostate cancer: 1 in 6

Chance of dying from intentional self-harm: 1 in 9,380

Chance of dying from a car accident: 1 in 18,585
Chance of dying from accidental drowning: 1 in 79,065
Chance of dying from any kind of injury during the next year: 1 in 1,820

Chance of dying from exposure to smoke, fire, and flames: 1 in 81,524

Chance of dying from exposure to forces of nature (heat, cold, lightning, earthquake, flood): 1 in 225,107
Chance of dying in an airplane accident: 1 in 354,319
Chance of dying from choking on food: 1 in 370,035
Chance of dying from being bitten by a dog: 1 in 700,000
Chance of dying in a fireworks accident: 1 in 1,000,000
Chance of dying from food poisoning: 1 in 3,000,000
Chance of dying from contact with a venomous animal or plant: 1 in 3,441,325
Chance of dying from being bitten or struck by mammals (other than dogs or humans): 1 in 4,235,477
Chance of dying from contact with hot tap water: 1 in 5,005,564
Chance of dying from parts falling off an airplane: 1 in 10,000,000
Chance of dying from a shark attack: 1 in 300,000,000

Odds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1
Odds of being killed by lightning: 2,320,000 to 1

Rate the following probabilities

  1. Odds of bowling a 300 game
  2. Odds of getting a hole in one
  3. Odds of winning an Olympic medal
  4. Odds of catching a ball at a major league ballgame
  5. Odds of becoming a pro athlete

Rate the following probabilities

  1. Odds of injury from mowing the lawn
  2. Odds of injury from shaving
  3. Odds of injury from fireworks
  4. Odds of injury from using a chain saw

Dying from:

  1. Chance of dying in an airplane accident
  2. Chance of dying from choking
  3. Chance of dying from heart disease
  4. Chance of dying from exposure to forces of nature (heat, cold, lightning, earthquake, flood)
  5. Chance of dying from intentional self harm
  6. Chance of dying from food poisoning
  7. Chance of dying from a shark attack
  8. Chance of dying from being bitten or struck by mammals (other than dogs or humans)
  9. Chance of dying from being bitten by a dog
  10. Chance of dying from fire, smoke and flames
  11. Chance of dying from heart disease
  12. Chance of dying from contact with hot tap water
  13. Chance of dying from parts falling off an airplane
  14. Chance of dying in a fireworks accident
  15. Chance of dying from car accident
  16. Chance of dying from accidental drowning