After a spate of mass shootings in 2017, the chances of dying due to gun assault have increased.
Statista.com and The National Safety Council reports the chances of dying in a gun assault incident are 1 in 285. Those are greater odds than dying in a pedestrian incident, on a motorcycle, drowning or dying because of fire and smoke.
The statistics show the lifetime odds of dying from select causes include:
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