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Flying Has Become Incredibly Safe

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Prophet SharingSource: Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network: airliner accidents (14+ seats, incl. cargo, excl. corporate/military). Passengers: World Bank IS.AIR.PSGR through 2023, ICAO 2024–2025 (not yet published by World Bank). 1972 omitted: no World Bank figure that year. Full methodology and source list: content/charts/projects/aviation-safety/data/aviation-fatality-rate.json.
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DATA · AVIATION SAFETY, 1970–2025 Flying Has Become Incredibly Safe 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 1970 no passenger data 1973 5,653 Worst year on record 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2025 85 Up from 2023 — still 98% below 1970 FATALITIES PER BILLION PASSENGERS Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network: airliner accidents (14+ seats, incl. cargo, excl. corporate/military). Passengers: World Bank IS.AIR.PSGR through 2023, ICAO 2024–2025 (not yet published by World Bank). 1972 omitted: no World Bank figure that year. Full methodology and source list: content/charts/projects/aviation-safety/data/aviation-fatality-rate.json.

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