Accidents are always possible when trekking into nature, but your odds of dying in a National Park are notably low at around 1 in 664,099, according to a report from KÜHL. This is significantly lower than the odds of a pedestrian dying in a traffic accident (1 in 485), choking to death on food (1 in 2,659) or taking a fatal fall from a ladder (1 in 680).

Falls are the leading cause of National Park deaths, causing just over 20% of fatalities, followed by medical issues (15.4%), drowning (12.9%) and motor vehicle crashes (11.8%). Data shows that men comprise 74.1% of these fatalities.

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