Risk statitistics (diving vs. other activities)

[cyklon_300]

On another thread I questioned how risky diving is compared to other activities. Found these numbers from the UK...

I haven't located similar US statistics yet, but DAN reports for 1986-1996 an average of 99 divers deaths/year here.

Average annual risk of death as a consequence of an activity:

Maternal death in pregnancy
1 in 8,200 maternities

Surgical anaesthesia
1 in 185,000 operations

Scuba Diving
1 in 200,000 dives

Fairground rides
1 in 834,000,000 rides

Rock climbing
1 in 320,000 climbs

Canoeing
1 in 750,000 outings

Hang-gliding
1 in 116,000 flights

Rail travel accidents
1 in 43,000,000 passenger journeys

Aircraft accidents
1 in 125,000,000 passenger journeys

 

[Arnaud]

Goes to show that it's a bad idea to get surgery in England... But everyone probably knew that already.

 

[builderbloke]

well thats that then im not going to give birth in the uk

ill wait for the us stats