And it gets even stranger: People, both in Germany and the US for example, say today is more dangerous then e.g. 30 years ago.
Not mentioning the real possibility of humanity being killed in a nuclear war, which was a lot higher then, practically all external reasons for an untimely death are falling. Car accidents, murder, illnesses...
The only things rising are death by cancer - because we are getting older then before - and by illnesses based on bad eating habits (Or lack of movement. I just say Drive Ins US!).
I think this is the true danger of this focus on "drama".
What will kill most people is actually what you described, life style factors which they are mostly ignorant about.
Where is the indignation in the media when you hear that almost ALL wheat is treated with Round-up before harvest?
That is exposing literally BILLIONS of people to Glyo-phosphate and increased risk of cancer:
That is true violence on an epic scale, which ALL of us are exposed to DAILY.
http://realfarmacy.com/reason-toxic-wheat/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/widely-used-herbicide-linked-to-cancer/