I found on this site that the average risk of death in the UK for a man between 45 and 54 is 1⁄279, much higher than 1/1000.
Shudder. The United States has 74,000 troops deployed in Afghanistan.. In 2011, 418 Americans died while deployed in Afghanistan. So roughly 1⁄180 chance of dying in Afghanistan if you’re deployed there for a year. Being a man in your early fifties is not quite as dangerous as working in Afghanistan, but it’s in the same ballpark.
Also, I had a nightmare last night where my mom decided to risk swimming on a beach that had a 1 in 1700 chance of drowning her. When I woke up, she was alive again. But then I read this article, and learned that she her chance of dying naturally next year is four times greater than her chance of drowning on that nightmare beach. And my dad’s chance of dying is greater still. I’d better Skype them.
Shudder. The United States has 74,000 troops deployed in Afghanistan.. In 2011, 418 Americans died while deployed in Afghanistan. So roughly 1⁄180 chance of dying in Afghanistan if you’re deployed there for a year. Being a man in your early fifties is not quite as dangerous as working in Afghanistan, but it’s in the same ballpark.
Also, I had a nightmare last night where my mom decided to risk swimming on a beach that had a 1 in 1700 chance of drowning her. When I woke up, she was alive again. But then I read this article, and learned that she her chance of dying naturally next year is four times greater than her chance of drowning on that nightmare beach. And my dad’s chance of dying is greater still. I’d better Skype them.