Especially car crashes , which make up the bulk of unintentional injury deaths — motor-vehicle-injury-related deaths occurred at a rate that is more than 1.4 times higher than the next leading cause of death . The risk of accidental death is more than 20 % higher in the country than it is in urban areas . Most people know that the country 's crime rate is much worse . You 're much less likely to die from a gunshot wound than you are in a simple accident .
The risk of accidental death is more than 20 % higher in the country than it is in urban areas . Most people know that the country 's crime rate is much worse . You 're much less likely to die from a gunshot wound than you are in a simple accident .