2. Swimming
Odds of dying: 1 in 56,587
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about ten people die from drowning daily. Moreover, those who suffer nonfatal injuries can experience severe brain damage that may leave them in the permanent vegetative state. Another relatively common and dangerous swimming accident is circulation entrapment. NEISS estimates that there were 159,892 swimming related injuries including accidents involving equipment, pools, water slides in 2014.