Figure 3. Risk of Death From Various Causes in the United States in 2001 or Comparison Year Stated.
Note. Total deaths in 2001: 2,403,351; total 2001 population estimated: 285,093,813. Not shown is the risk of dying of heart disease in 2001: 1 in 405. Data are from U.S. Census Bureau (2002), Weed (2003), and Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information (n.d.).