Risk

What is this

Risk is a common metric on interest when discussing just about anything. Here are some of the most frequently ruminated on risks in my life. Help provide a quick reference for sense of scale.

• Risk defined as 1 in a [R] chance.

Event	Qualifiers	Risk	Source
Struck by lightning	USA, 80yr lifetime	$1$ in $1.5\cdot 10^4$	1
Shark attack	USA, 77yr lifetime	$1$ in $4.3\cdot 10^6$	2

Sources

Footnotes

1. https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-odds ↩

2. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/odds/compare-risk/death/ ↩