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The following ratios were compiled using data from 2004 National Safety Council (NSC) Estimates, a report based on data from The National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, 2003 mortality data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) was used.

You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack

You are six times more likely to die from hot weather than from a terrorist attack

You are 404 times more likely to die in a fall than from a terrorist attack

You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack

You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack

You are eight times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist