Fatality Rates
The following are approximate fatality rates for the UK (summarized from numerous sources) for a number of Occupational, Voluntary, Involuntary and Travel risks. They have been gathered, by the author, over many years. Some, but not all, of the following figures have been recently updated.
They are expressed as rates, which for small values may be taken as probabilities. Some values are expressed on the basis of annual and others on the basis of exposed hours. A rate per year expresses the probability of an individual becoming a fatality in one year, given a normal exposure to the risk in question. However, for activities with a limited amount of exposure time a more realistic comparison is achieved by expressing the ...
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