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Killed by a falling coconut
Odds
1 in 500,000,000
lifetime (illustrative / myth-aware) · Tropical / illustrative
What this means
Famous internet myth. The figure is an illustration of how rare a confirmed coconut death would be, not a measured fatality rate.
Methodology
The viral 'falling coconuts kill more than sharks' claim is poorly sourced. This is an extremely rare illustrative lifetime figure, treated as myth-aware rather than an actuarial fact.
Updated 2026-01-15
Source
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Odds of being killed by a coconut: 1 in 500,000,000 (lifetime (illustrative / myth-aware)). — How Likely Is That? https://www.howlikelyisthat.com/odds/odds-of-being-killed-by-a-coconut
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