Risk of an individual dying (D) in 1 year or developing an adverse response (A).21
| Term Used . | Risk Range . | Example . | Risk Estimate . |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | > 1:100 | (A) Transmission to susceptible household contacts of measles and chickenpox | 1:1–1:2 |
| (A) Transmission of HIV from mother to child (Europe) | 1:6 | ||
| Moderate | 1:100–1:1,000 | (D) Smoking 10 cigarettes per day | 1:200 |
| (D) All natural causes, age 40 | 1:850 | ||
| Low | 1:1,000–1:10,000 | (D) All kinds of violence | 1:3,300 |
| (D) Influenza | 1:5,000 | ||
| (D) Accident on road | 1:8,000 | ||
| Very low | 1:10,000–1:100,000 | (D) Leukemia | 1:12,000 |
| (D) Playing soccer | 1:25,000 | ||
| (D) Accident at work | 1:43,000 | ||
| Minimal | 1:100,000–1:1,000,000 | (D) Accident on railway | 1:500,000 |
| Negligible | < 1:1,000,000 | (D) Hit by lightning | 1:1,000,000 |
| (D) Release of radiation by nuclear power station | 1:10,000,000 |
| Term Used . | Risk Range . | Example . | Risk Estimate . |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | > 1:100 | (A) Transmission to susceptible household contacts of measles and chickenpox | 1:1–1:2 |
| (A) Transmission of HIV from mother to child (Europe) | 1:6 | ||
| Moderate | 1:100–1:1,000 | (D) Smoking 10 cigarettes per day | 1:200 |
| (D) All natural causes, age 40 | 1:850 | ||
| Low | 1:1,000–1:10,000 | (D) All kinds of violence | 1:3,300 |
| (D) Influenza | 1:5,000 | ||
| (D) Accident on road | 1:8,000 | ||
| Very low | 1:10,000–1:100,000 | (D) Leukemia | 1:12,000 |
| (D) Playing soccer | 1:25,000 | ||
| (D) Accident at work | 1:43,000 | ||
| Minimal | 1:100,000–1:1,000,000 | (D) Accident on railway | 1:500,000 |
| Negligible | < 1:1,000,000 | (D) Hit by lightning | 1:1,000,000 |
| (D) Release of radiation by nuclear power station | 1:10,000,000 |