"The odds of dying are statistical averages over the whole U.S. population. They do not necessarily reflect the chances of death for a particular person from a particular external cause. Any individual's odds of dying from various external causes are affected by the activities in which they participate, where they live and drive, what kind of work they do, and other factors."
Source: National Safety Council
CP Note: The attentive reader will notice (2) categories for firearms related deaths and then by using the link you will find out just who the 'council' used as their source(s),,,,,
Source: National Safety Council estimates based on data from National Center for Health Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau. Deaths are classified on the basis of the Tenth Revision of the World Health Organization’s "The International Classification of Diseases" (ICD).
,,,,,Just how many "diseases" do you see listed?
