FIGURE 58.2 The probabilities of death in the United States. Some causes of death that people perceive as having a high probability of occurring, such as dying in an airplane crash, actually have a low probability of occurring. In contrast, some causes of death that people rate as having a low probability of occurring, such as dying from heart disease, actually have a very high probability of occurring.
(After National Geographic Society (2006); data from National Safety Council, 2012)