The fatality rate of skydiving in the United States has declined significantly since the 1960s. At the beginning of that decade, the number of skydiving fatalities per 100,000 jumps was between six to 11.12. In 2023, the rate was at 0.27.
Number of skydiving fatalities per 100,000 jumps in the United States from 1961 to 2023
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United States Parachute Association. (June 13, 2024). Number of skydiving fatalities per 100,000 jumps in the United States from 1961 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088766/skydiving-fatality-rate-united-states/
United States Parachute Association. "Number of skydiving fatalities per 100,000 jumps in the United States from 1961 to 2023." Chart. June 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088766/skydiving-fatality-rate-united-states/
United States Parachute Association. (2024). Number of skydiving fatalities per 100,000 jumps in the United States from 1961 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088766/skydiving-fatality-rate-united-states/
United States Parachute Association. "Number of Skydiving Fatalities per 100,000 Jumps in The United States from 1961 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088766/skydiving-fatality-rate-united-states/
United States Parachute Association, Number of skydiving fatalities per 100,000 jumps in the United States from 1961 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088766/skydiving-fatality-rate-united-states/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Number of skydiving fatalities per 100,000 jumps in the United States from 1961 to 2023 [Graph], United States Parachute Association, June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088766/skydiving-fatality-rate-united-states/
