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Worldwide Airline Fatalities by Year

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Last updated: Wednesday March 22nd, 2023

Flying is incredibly safe. Despite a huge increase in air travel, the number of airline crash fatalities has declined by large amounts.

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Year	Deaths
1942	337
1943	303
1944	333
1945	333
1946	820
1947	1072
1948	1304
1949	1109
1950	1124
1951	948
1952	783
1953	976
1954	707
1955	630
1956	850
1957	977
1958	1235
1959	1068
1960	1484
1961	1343
1962	1774
1963	1263
1964	1016
1965	1159
1966	1467
1967	1344
1968	1398
1969	1676
1970	1475
1971	1445
1972	2389
1973	2033
1974	1997
1975	1199
1976	1638
1977	1652
1978	1263
1979	1778
1980	1299
1981	905
1982	1179
1983	862
1984	683
1985	2010
1986	828
1987	1111
1988	1149
1989	1535
1990	638
1991	1151
1992	1546
1993	1135
1994	1446
1995	1209
1996	1844
1997	1164
1998	1194
1999	480
2000	1148
2001	879
2002	1002
2003	705
2004	462
2005	1075
2006	905
2007	774
2008	595
2009	763
2010	943
2011	525
2012	476
2013	232
2014	692
2015	186
2016	258
2017	59
2018	561
2019	289
2020	137
2021	176

19 Comments

+4

Level 61

Sep 27, 2021

does this include war?

+3

Level 82

Sep 27, 2021

I shouldn't think so, given that airline refers to a commercial/civil operator.

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Level ∞

Sep 27, 2021

No, it doesn't include war. Civilian airliner deaths only. It doesn't include private planes either.

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Level 28

Apr 10, 2025

Probably considering the jump in the 1960s

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Level 36

Jun 15, 2025

Take a wiiiiiiiild guess.

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Level 34

Sep 27, 2021

I made a chart, but how do I make the years so that they don't have a comma? I typed 1999, but it made it 1,999.

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Level 63

Mar 22, 2023

Add #### to the number type

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Level 36

Jun 15, 2025

w h e r e

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Level 58

Dec 17, 2021

Wow, what happened in 1972?

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Level 61

Apr 5, 2022

a LOT of plane crashes-

Iberia Airlines Flight 602 (104 dead)

Sterling Airways Flight 296 (112 dead)

Alitalia Flight 112 (115)

Aeroflot Flight 1491 (122)

British European Airways Flight 548 (118)

1972 Königs Wusterhausen air disaster (156)

Aeroflot Flight 558 (102)

Aeroflot Flight 1036 (109)

Aeroflot Flight 217 (174)

Spantax Flight 275 (155)

Eastern Airlines Fight (101)

These are all from 1972, just the crashes with 100+ dead.

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Level 37

Dec 11, 2024

huh Aeroflot must've went out of buisness.

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Level 22

Apr 9, 2025

«Аэрофлот» все еще в деле, но очень, очень, очень небезопасно. Их запретили в ЕС, но в основном из-за войны, понимаете?

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Level 60

Apr 16, 2022

does this include deaths in hijackings?

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Level 50

Jan 25, 2023

As long as it's civilian airlines yes, I would think so.

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Level 22

Apr 9, 2025

Well 2001 is low so… IDK.

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Level 36

Jun 15, 2025

How about instead of thinking that popular things are more Important, you learn to read numbers and look to the left.

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Level 60

Jun 1, 2024

I would just imagine Qantas in the background

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Level 22

Apr 9, 2025

Qantas before 1952: Lot’s of crashes

Qantas after 1952: 👍

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Level 52

Dec 12, 2024

Qantas:

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