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How Dangerous are Volcanoes? - John Seach
There are 6 billion people on earth.
Every year there are 1000 deaths from volcanic activity on average.
If you approach an active volcano and ignore safety warnings then your risk increases.
There are 500 million people living in volcanic zones.
Volcanoes are far less dangerous than other hazards in life.
| Event causing death
|
Chance of dying over a lifetime |
| cancer
| 1 in 3
|
| heart disease
| 1 in 6
|
| auto accident
| 1 in 80
|
| murder
| 1 in 200
|
| medical mistake
| 1 in 1 000
|
| eating
| 1 in 3 000
|
| playing sport
| 1 in 5 000
|
| taking bath
| 1 in 10 000
|
| drinking alcohol
| 1 in 11 000
|
| storm
| 1 in 17 000
|
| bee sting
| 1 in 76 000
|
| elevator accident
| 1 in 77 000
|
| volcanic
eruption
| 1 in
80 000
|
| dog attack
| 1 in 260 000
|