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. 2018 Dec 5;13(12):e0207356. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207356

Table 1. Everyday activities judged by participants and their objective acute risk in MicroMorts (risk of number of deaths per 1 million).

Activities MicroMort (acute risk of death)
Walking 27 miles 1
Cycling 28 miles 1
Riding a motorbike 7 miles 1
Driving 333 miles 1
Train 7,500 miles 1
Commercial aircraft 7,500 miles 1
Light aircraft 15 miles 1
Rock climbing 3
Scuba diving 5
Working any occupation for one year 6
Running marathon 7
Hang Gliding 8
Skydiving 10
Anaesthesia 10
Giving Birth 120
Caesarean Section Birth 170
Coal mining 430
Base Jumping 430
Commercial Fishing 1,020
Climb Mt. Everest 12,000