Accidental gun deaths vs. accidental medical deaths

I had these stats on my website back in 1994/5.

These STATS are based upon data from the FBI, the DOJ, and other government and antigun groups. Health stats are reported by various federal agencies. These data can be found in the World Almanac.

One is 18 times more likely to die at the hands of a negligent doctor than to be killed with a handgun.

One is 2.43 times more likely to die of AIDS than to be killed with a handgun.

One is 1.25 times more likely to die of a fall than to be killed with a handgun.

One is 7.9 times more likely to die of pneumonia than to be killed with a handgun.

One is 72.8 times more likely to die of heart disease than to be killed with a handgun.

One is 1.28 times more likely to drown, burn, or die ingesting food than to be killed by a handgun.

Note that the data imperfections all tend to increase the validity of the assertion. Using the broader measure of deaths attributable in whole or in part to "medical misadventures" makes the statement true whether one is talking only about accidental deaths or all deaths. Using data other than the more restrictive CDC data on (e.g., a Harvard Medial School study of deaths due to physician errors) increases the number roughly by a factor of ten. Finally, common sense and a little thought suggest that the reporting errors in gun deaths tend to increase rather than decrease the number categorized as accident rather than decrease them.

Yes, it's "mostly true" except for the part that's seriously understated.