Unprovoked sharks attack about 75 people annually, with about six of these attacks resulting in fatalities. Here are 19 things that are more dangerous than sharks (H/T BuzzFeed):Â
1. Sex
[In 1981, two researchers estimated there are 11,000 sex-related deaths each year.
2. Skiing
[An average of 41.5 people die while skiing or snowboarding each year.
3. Hot dogs, balloons and other choking hazards: 22 deaths per year
[4. Hot tap-water
[The CDC reports that scalding from hot tap-water caused 452 deaths over a ten-year period.
5. Icicles:Â 150 injuries in 2010
[6. Chairs
[Falls involving chairs caused more than 2,000 deaths between 1999 and 2010.
7. Oysters on the half shell
[Vibriosis -- a potentially lethal, though rare, bacteria associated with eating raw oysters -- is responsible for about 15 deaths per year.
8. Room fresheners
[There were 2,600 room freshener injuries in 1996. (Sharks attacked 13 people that year.)
9. Volcanoes:Â 845 deaths
[10. Being a baker, chef or cook
[In 2008, there were 65 deaths in food preparation occupations.
11. Christmas trees
[Festooned trees injure 1,000 people annually.
12. Toys
[Toys, including balls, darts and tricycles, caused 20 deaths in 2005. (The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled WHAM-O Slip ‘N Slides in 1993, due to reports of paralysis and neck injuries.)
13. Gun accidents
[The accidental discharge of firearms killed 606 people in the U.S. in 2010.
14. Trampolines
[In 2006, 4,700 hospitalizations or deaths resulted from trampoline accidents.
15. Grooming pubic hairs
[Shaving, waxing and trimming nether regions led to an estimated 11,700 emergency department visits from 2002 to 2010.Â
16. Hospitals
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Bad care at hospitals is linked to the deaths of 180,000 Medicare patients annually.
17. Toilets
[About 43,000 Americans had accidents involving toilets in 1996.
18. Constipation
[Between 1999 and 2010, constipation was the cause of 150 deaths per year.
19. Crocodiles: an estimated 300 attacks per year