As horror movies become more and more inventive with the ways they kill off their actors, itâs interesting to see how real life matches up in terms of gruesome deaths. Here are some interesting worldwide annual statistics based on data compiled in January 2004.
- Contact with a powered lawnmower â 51 deaths
- Varicose veins in the lower extremities - 1001 deaths
- Bitten by rat - 5 deaths
- Assault by pushing or placing someone before a moving object - 110 deaths. Clearly, this is the result of too many silent films with people tied to train tracks.
- Contact with hot tap water - 337 deaths
- Drowning in the bathtub - 4010 deaths, mostly in Japan. Why?
- Ignition or melting of nightwear - 85 deaths
You can read the entire list of causes at NationMaster. Youâll either be relieved (that youâre probably not going to die of being bitten by a rat) or terrified at all the new possibilities you had never considered.
How about the guy in China who died after a three day internet binge?