Flying is incredibly safe. Despite a huge increase in air travel, the number of airline crash fatalities has declined by large amounts.
| Year | Deaths |
| 1942 | 337 |
| 1943 | 640 |
| 1944 | 973 |
| 1945 | 1306 |
| 1946 | 2126 |
| 1947 | 3198 |
| 1948 | 4502 |
| 1949 | 5611 |
| 1950 | 6735 |
| 1951 | 7683 |
| 1952 | 8466 |
| 1953 | 9442 |
| 1954 | 10149 |
| 1955 | 10779 |
| 1956 | 11629 |
| 1957 | 12606 |
| 1958 | 13841 |
| 1959 | 14909 |
| 1960 | 16393 |
| 1961 | 17736 |
| 1962 | 19510 |
| 1963 | 20773 |
| 1964 | 21789 |
| 1965 | 22948 |
| 1966 | 24415 |
| 1967 | 25759 |
| 1968 | 27157 |
| 1969 | 28833 |
| 1970 | 30308 |
| 1971 | 31753 |
| 1972 | 34142 |
| 1973 | 36175 |
| 1974 | 38172 |
| 1975 | 39371 |
| 1976 | 41009 |
| 1977 | 42661 |
| 1978 | 43924 |
| 1979 | 45702 |
| 1980 | 47001 |
| 1981 | 47906 |
| 1982 | 49085 |
| 1983 | 49947 |
| 1984 | 50630 |
| 1985 | 52640 |
| 1986 | 53468 |
| 1987 | 54579 |
| 1988 | 55728 |
| 1989 | 57263 |
| 1990 | 57901 |
| 1991 | 59052 |
| 1992 | 60598 |
| 1993 | 61733 |
| 1994 | 63179 |
| 1995 | 64388 |
| 1996 | 66232 |
| 1997 | 67396 |
| 1998 | 68590 |
| 1999 | 69070 |
| 2000 | 70218 |
| 2001 | 71097 |
| 2002 | 72099 |
| 2003 | 72804 |
| 2004 | 73266 |
| 2005 | 74341 |
| 2006 | 75246 |
| 2007 | 76020 |
| 2008 | 76615 |
| 2009 | 77378 |
| 2010 | 78321 |
| 2011 | 78846 |
| 2012 | 79322 |
| 2013 | 79554 |
| 2014 | 80246 |
| 2015 | 80432 |
| 2016 | 80690 |
| 2017 | 80749 |
| 2018 | 81310 |
| 2019 | 81599 |
| 2020 | 81736 |
| 2021 | 81912 |
