Much of what we worry about today is based on hype rather than reality.

MURDERS
14,180
    SUICIDES
33,289
           
CHILDREN ABDUCTED BY STRANGERS
115
    CHILDREN WHO DROWN IN POOLS
288
           
BURGLARIES
2.2 million
    IDENTITY THEFTS
8.3 million
           
SHARK ATTACKS
28
    DOG BITES
4.5 million
           
AMERICANS KILLED BY TERRORIST
ATTACKS AROUND THE WORLD
33
    AMERICANS WHO DIE FROM
THE SEASONAL FLU
36,171
           
DEATHS BY ALLERGIC REACTION TO PEANUTS
50-100
    DEATHS BY UNINTENTIONAL POISONING
27,531
           
WOMEN WHO DIE FROM BREAST CANCER
40,170
    WOMEN WHO DIE FROM CARDIO/VASCULAR DISEASE
432,709
           
FATAL AIRLINE ACCIDENTS
321
    FATAL CAR CRASHES
34,017
           
AMERICANS AUDITED BY THE IRS
1.4 million
    U.S. DEATHS
2.4 million