We all are taught to fear terrorism. Of course, the mere idea of being in a plane with an armed terrorist on board is horrible to all of us! However, according to all statistics, it is extremely unlikely to die on a terrorist attack. Other things are way more terrifying, if you stop to think about it... In this article we'll tell you about five unsuspected things way more dangerous than terrorism.

Ever since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, governments have spent billions trying to fight the threat of terrorism. If you happen to live in a country such as Colombia, Iraq, or India, that have over annual 6,000 deaths due to terrorist attacks, your fear may be quite reasonable.

But the truth is that there are several other things way more likely to kill you than a terrorist attack. Just how afraid should you be of terrorism? Well, according to statistics, you shouldn’t fear dying under a terrorist attack so much as…

STDs: 2.9 per 100,000 people a year die because of a sexually transmitted disease –and here’s the scary part: this is excluding AIDS! Should governments invest more in sexual education in schools rather in airport security? Yes, they should, at least according to these numbers!

Alcohol and drugs: Substance abuse is a way more dangerous problem than terrorism –and many of these deaths could be prevented with the right programs, starting from a young age. Are we teaching our children to fear the proper enemies?

Fire: Being caught in a fire is the way 0.55% of the world population is likely to die in a given year. Still, most of the times, the fire starts as a domestic accident that could have been easily prevented.