One Million Ways to Die

"Sept. 11, 2001 was undoubtedly one of the darkest and deadliest days in United States history. Al-Qaida's attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center killed 2,976 people, and the country recoiled in horror as we witnessed the death of thousands of Americans when the towers fell."

"But despite the never-ending litany of warnings and endless stories of half-baked plots foiled, how likely are you, statistically speaking, to die from a terrorist attack?"

"In fact, your appendix is more likely to kill you than al-Qaida is."

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/09/71743

Deaths from international terrorism compared with road crash deaths in OECD countries

"In the 29 OECD countries for which comparable data were available, the annual average death rate from road injury was approximately 390 times that from international terrorism. The ratio of annual road to international terrorism deaths (averaged over 10 years) was lowest for the United States at 142 times. In 2001, road crash deaths in the US were equal to those from a September 11 attack every 26 days."

http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/6/332

The Death Clock

"Welcome to the Death Clock(TM), the Internet's friendly reminder that life is slipping away... second by second. Like the hourglass of the Net, the Death Clock will remind you just how short life is."

http://www.deathclock.com/

Danse Macabre

"Zigger-zigger-zig tapping on a coffin
Death has got a beat and a toothy grin.
At the stroke of twelve plays a crazy polka
zigger-zigger-zag on his violin."

http://www.dornai.com/Danza_Macabra.htm