1 in 9,356,000
The odds a person will die from being bitten or struck by a dog in a year are 1 in 9,356,000 (US, 2006).
SOURCE(S)
Compressed Mortality File, 1979-2005 [Internet]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Available from: http://wonder.cdc.gov/mortsql.html
CALCULATION(S) BY BOOK OF ODDS BASED ON
Compressed Mortality File, 1979-2005 [Internet]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Available from: http://wonder.cdc.gov/mortsql.html
DEFINITIONS
Being bitten or struck by a dog
ICD-10 code W54.
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