Odds of Dying

The Odds of Dying for a man over 85 years old

The Odds of Dying for a man over 85 years old are 1 in 7.

Common and Uncommon Causes and their odds of dying for a man over 85 years old

Cause Odds
Coronavirus 1 in 59
Stroke 1 in 120
Heart attack 1 in 140
Pneumonia 1 in 216
Sepsis 1 in 564
Emphysema 1 in 2,321
Suicide 1 in 2,501
Flu 1 in 5,291
Fall from stairs and steps 1 in 8,179
Fall from bed, chair or other furniture 1 in 9,894
Car crash 1 in 10,500
Asthma 1 in 14,189
Exposure to smoke, fire and flames 1 in 19,753
AIDS 1 in 153,282
Assault by firearm 1 in 200,580
Bicycle rider accident 1 in 209,512
Motorcycle rider accident 1 in 239,955
Syphilis 1 in 567,702
Contact with hot tap-water 1 in 631,978
Plane crash 1 in 664,684
Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed 1 in 838,054
Alcohol 1 in 852,240
Drowning 1 in 968,936
Contact with hornets, wasps and bees 1 in 1,180,968
Bitten or struck by a dog 1 in 1,404,470
Malaria 1 in 1,810,377
Measles 1 in 1,962,734
Lightning 1 in 2,099,470
Flood 1 in 2,132,683
Whooping cough 1 in 2,140,404
Earthquake 1 in 2,332,518