What percentage of deaths in the United States are due to being hit on the head by a golf ball?

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What percentage of deaths in the United States are due to being hit on the head by a golf ball?

Question #140325. Asked by pent2go.
Last updated May 15 2021.
Originally posted May 10 2015 11:29 AM.

Walneto

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Walneto

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About 2,600,000 people die a year.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm

So it would be around 1%

http://golf.heraldtribune.com/death-by-golf-ball-not-all-that-uncommon/

Response last updated by CmdrK on May 15 2021.
May 10 2015, 4:12 PM

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davejacobs
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As the heraldtribune article lists fewer than 1 death per year and not all were in America even, that would be less than say 1 in 3 million. The percentage asked for would thus be 1/2600000 x 100 = 0.00004 (ish)

May 10 2015, 4:54 PM