Mount Everest Death Toll

As of 2024, the Himalayan Database records >330 fatalities on Mount Everest since 1922. Causes: avalanches, falls, altitude sickness (HAPE/HACE), exposure, crevasse falls, exhaustion. Death rate has declined from ~1.6% (pre-1990) to ~1% (recent decades) due to better forecasts, gear, oxygen, and commercial support—but absolute numbers rise with traffic (800+ summits/year). The deadliest single day: April 25, 2015 (19 deaths from earthquake-triggered avalanches).