In 2022, two expedition members and one hired climber died while climbing Mount Everest. In a wider context, the cumulative number of fatalities between 2012 and 2022 were 38 and 43 for expedition members and employed personnel, respectively. During these years, 2013 was the only year in which the same number of expedition members and hired personnel died. Meanwhile, the year with the largest disparity of deaths between the two climber types came in 2014, when 17 hired personnel and zero expedition members perished while scaling Mt. Everest.
Number of mountaineers who died climbing Mount Everest worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type
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Himalayan Database. (May 30, 2023). Number of mountaineers who died climbing Mount Everest worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387753/climber-deaths-mt-everest/
Himalayan Database. "Number of mountaineers who died climbing Mount Everest worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387753/climber-deaths-mt-everest/
Himalayan Database. (2023). Number of mountaineers who died climbing Mount Everest worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387753/climber-deaths-mt-everest/
Himalayan Database. "Number of Mountaineers Who Died Climbing Mount Everest Worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by Climber Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387753/climber-deaths-mt-everest/
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Number of mountaineers who died climbing Mount Everest worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by climber type [Graph], Himalayan Database, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387753/climber-deaths-mt-everest/