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Old Jul 22, 2010, 12:19 am
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Mr H
 
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You are going to die of something. It is very likely to be from an illness. It is very unlikely to be from a plane crash, from a car crash, from murder or from a fatal spider bite. But it could happen.

Your maths are correct though I suspect the risk is not always equal on every flight. I suspect you have more chance of a crash when you have adverse weather, a plane with a poor track record, or an airport which has complications.
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