Living With Risk: The Sliding Scale of Probabilities

LIVING WITH RISK: THE SLIDING SCALE OF PROBABILITIES 1 in 85 Dying on the road over 50 years of driving 1 in 200 Annual risk of death from smoking 10 cigarettes per day Brala tur r nre anoer. The abut aluy FAILED to ind any e rak ttadved ta uing wnoble phan bet further raerch may ati be neal ad to clurtty the raka werlenger parlada 1 in 7,100 Death by an accident at home ef tima 1 in 10,000 Developing a brain tumour To put these risk factors into context, you have a ... 1 in 100 chance of 1 in 40,000 catching measles; a 1 in 1,000 chance of Death by needing emergency treatment in the next year after being injured by a can, bottle or jar; a 1 in 11,098 chance of accident at work picking five numbers in the National Lottery; and a 1 in 250,000 chance of being hit in your home by a crashing aeroplane. 1 in 50,000 Death playing football 1 in 10,000,000 Belng struck by lightning Source: British Medical Association MORE LIKELY LESS LIKELY