484,367 deaths

[dellzeqq]

Nice image, thank you for sharing that. WRT transport accidents, 679+317+121 does not equal 1815 (I am assuming that the ends are subsets of the nodes to which thay are attached) so the cyclists are in the remaining however-many-it-is (my mental arithmatic doesn't run to that and I can't be bothered to start up a calculator).

that would be it. If memory serves it's a little over 100

 

[Hacienda71]

More people die from eating re-heated rice per year than die in motorbike accidents. I will wear a helmet next time the Mrs puts rice in the microwave.

 

[Ian H]

if only http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/advice/cycling/info/cycling_accidents_factsheet.pdf . just ignored

Those figures show 107 deaths. Fewer than for pedestrians in the OP's chart. Though the raw figures don't tell you what the percentages are (and I imagine cyclist deaths are a higher percentage of total numbers than pedestrian deaths). The last three paragraphs of the RoSPA report are interesting.

 

[jefmcg]

So swine flu didn't kill quite as many as was expected then.

My understanding is there was no actual outbreak of swine 'flu in the UK. Basically, there were clusters around people that brought it from overseas, but they did not spread to other groups. So by good luck or because the infection management was handled correctly, swine 'flu did not do what it was feared it might do.

 

[Matthew_T]

I would say still not enough.

That might seem sadistic but just think about it: If more people are being born than are dying, something is going wrong. We have passed the 7 billion mark recently and it wont be long until we are at 8bn. 1/3 of that is in China alone.
China has realised its problem and put laws in place to control the birth rates (only one child per couple). Do we really want to end up like China?

I am not saying that we should have more people dying. But it only comes down to two possibilities. Control death rates, or control birth rates?
I think people of now need to make this decision and stop getting concerned over having more children. Its not good for anyone.

 

[green1]

China has realised its problem and put laws in place to control the birth rates (only one child per couple). Do we really want to end up like China?

It hasn't, only 35% of the population is subject to it (only urban families). China also has a large gender imbalance which in part is due to it.

 

[Doseone]

My understanding is there was no actual outbreak of swine 'flu in the UK. Basically, there were clusters around people that brought it from overseas, but they did not spread to other groups. So by good luck or because the infection management was handled correctly, swine 'flu did not do what it was feared it might do.

Agree. I was going to make the point about how much money was wasted on stockpiled vaccines, but thinking about it the Goverment were damned if they did and damned if they didn't.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I think people of now need to make this decision and stop getting concerned over having more children. Its not good for anyone.

Shame your folks didn't think the same as you!

 

[Archie_tect]

Only 2 deaths from toilet seat incidents?

It would be informative if they could confirm how many of those who died in each category were a) over 70 and b) over 80... ie how many people died of 'natural causes' as a result of illness. It might make the totals seem less scary!

 

[dellzeqq]

[QUOTE 2139523, member: 9609"]And in the same period 723,916 births (see Link to show it is from the same data as above) So that's an extra 240,000 of us for England & Wales alone - the human race continues at a pace

But with annual global extinction of species estimated link to be around 140,000 per annum, are we actually winning[/quote]
it's a lot better than that - you're forgetting immigration. In no time at all we'll be up to 70 million. Which would be a thoroughly good thing!

 

[ColinJ]

it's a lot better than that - you're forgetting immigration. In no time at all we'll be up to 70 million. Which would be a thoroughly good thing!

I like beer, but I want to drink 4 or 5 pints in an evening, not 15!

 

[Davidc]

If only they'd all been wearing helmets.

(ducks and runs for cover)

 

[Yellow Fang]

do cyclists get banded together with motorcyclists?

Only 455 from alcohol?

No, but I am fairly sure the statistics in the graph are derived from these:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AonYZs4MzlZbdEZBNS1ETG8xT0JBSnR5N3Z6Q0hzNnc#gid=13

I am sure cycling related deaths were in last year's graph. I remember reading it. I would like to know why they were removed.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Interestingly, 3 pedestrians were killed in collisions with cyclists. It does not say how many cyclists were killed by dozy pedestrians stepping onto the road without looking.

Only 44 women died in childbirth, only one of Eclampsia. Lady Sybil from Downton Abbey would have survived today hopefully.

 

[Fasta Asloth]

it's a lot better than that - you're forgetting immigration. In no time at all we'll be up to 70 million. Which would be a thoroughly good thing!

though for a more accurate analysis, need to look at net migration, emigration will affect the numbers somewhat....