This is part of the “Back Story” in the Newsweek Magazine of 24 & 31 May 2010:
WHAT SHOULD YOU REALLY BE AFRAID OF?
Using the most recent U.S. data available, (here is) a list of unsettling threats and their far riskier counterparts.
Murders (2008) - 14,180
Suicides (2006) - 33,289
Children abducted by strangers (1999) - 115
Children who drown in pools (2006) - 288
Burglaries (2007 - 2.2 million
Identity thefts (2005) - 8.3 million
Shark attacks (2009) - 28
Dog bites (annual average) - 4.5 million
Americans killed by terrorist attacks around the world (2008) - 33
Americans who die from the seasonal flu (annual average) - 36,171
Deaths by allergic reaction to peanuts (annual average) - 50-100
Deaths by unintentional poisoning (2006) - 27,531
Women who die from breast cancer (2009) - 40,170
Women who die from cardiovascular disease (2006) - 432,709
Fatal airline accidents (2005) - 321
Fatal car crashes (2008) - 34,017
Americans audited by the IRS (2009) - 1.4 million
U.S. Deaths (2007) - 2.4 million
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