5. Running
Odds of dying: 1 in 97,455
Running, which ranks as sixth on the list 11 most dangerous sports in the world, has many benefits. People run to take off extra pounds, stay fit, improve physical health, or simply because they enjoy a surge of endorphin they experience while taking that extra mile. While all these benefits can’t be disputed, running can be fatal for people with heart conditions. One study showed that jogging increases the risk of death by five to seven times with people who have heart disease. The second danger for runners is traffic. Although there are no statistics on how many joggers have died in a collision with vehicles, some estimates showed that between 2004 and 2009, 40 runners were killed in the US.
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