(Bloomberg) -- Drug overdoses and car accidents are more likelyto kill Americans than events such as plane crashes and cataclysmicstorms, according to a report from a safety group that said peoplefrequently misjudge the risks they take.

“Americans worry about the wrong things -- for example, 865times more people are killed in motor vehicle crashes than incommercial plane crashes,” Deborah A.P. Hersman, president of theNational Safety Council, said in a statement Monday. “While ‘SanAndreas’ was No. 1 at the box office, earthquakes are very rareevents. Knowing the real odds of dying can empower people tomake better choices and result in longer lives.”

The lifetime odds of dying from a motor vehicle crash are about1 in 112, and the figure is 1 in 234 for overdosing on opioid prescriptionpainkillers, the council said. That compares with 1 in about 97,000for commercial airplane crashes. For a cataclysmic storm, thefigure is 1 in 6,780.

“Making safe decisions can reduce the risks ofbeing killed in preventable incidents,” the council said. “Wearinga seat belt, turning off cell phones and designating asober driver can greatly reduce the risk of a fatal car crash.While avoiding prescription painkillers in favor of saferalternatives will reduce the likelihood of a fatal overdoseand eliminate a pathway to a lifetime of addiction.”

The National Safety Council is a non-profit organization focusedon reducing risks in the workplace, on the roads and inhomes. The group released the report to coincide with the beginningof National Safety Month in June.

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