It's My Party And I'll Die If I Want To
Researchers have a lot to answer for. According to Swiss researchers you are 14% more likely to die on your birthday than any other day. For the sake of honesty I should say that people think that's a bit high for various reasons. But, even taking into account the margin for error the chance is still greater. There's no definitive way of saying why but here are some of the possibilities. 🎂 People who are close to death "hang on" for their birthday. It's certainly plausible, I've heard lots of stories of people close to death holding on just long enough to see their family. Could it be that they want one last happy memory? 🎂 Suicide is higher on birthdays. It can be an emotional day for many reasons and sadly not everyone can cope with that. 🎂 A greater number of accidents happen... there was no more information on this one so I've taken the liberty of making some assumptions... People will probably throw caution to the wind on their birthday...