In 2018, the number of fatalities due to aviation accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to 113. In the previous four years, no aviation accident fatalities were registered in the region. This was the first time since 2010 that the number of fatalities due to accidents on commercial flights in Latin America reached the 100 casualties threshold.
Number of fatalities on aviation accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2018
Scheduled commercial flights on airplanes above 5.7 metric tons only
Supplementary notes
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an accident is the worst occurrence with at least one person fatally or seriously injured and/or when an airplane sustains structural damage or failure.
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ICAO. (November 5, 2019). Number of fatalities on aviation accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066370/total-fatalities-aviation-accidents-latin-america-caribbean/
ICAO. "Number of fatalities on aviation accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2018." Chart. November 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066370/total-fatalities-aviation-accidents-latin-america-caribbean/
ICAO. (2019). Number of fatalities on aviation accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066370/total-fatalities-aviation-accidents-latin-america-caribbean/
ICAO. "Number of Fatalities on Aviation Accidents in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2008 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066370/total-fatalities-aviation-accidents-latin-america-caribbean/
ICAO, Number of fatalities on aviation accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066370/total-fatalities-aviation-accidents-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of fatalities on aviation accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2018 [Graph], ICAO, November 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066370/total-fatalities-aviation-accidents-latin-america-caribbean/
