Is flying a safe way to travel?

Death and accidents number by year

(ACRO)
Updated: 2010-09-03 10:12

The Geneva-based Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO) compiles statistics on aviation accidents of aircraft capable of carrying more than six passengers, not including helicopters, balloons, or fighter airplanes. The ACRO announced that the year 2007 was the safest year in aviation since 1963 in terms of number of accidents. There had been 136 accidents registered (compared to 164 in 2006), resulting in a total of 965 deaths (compared to 1,293 in 2006). 2004 was the year with the lowest number of fatalities since the end of World War II, with 771 deaths. The year with most fatalities was 1972, with 3,214 deaths.

?year?	?death?	?of accidents??
2009?	1,103?	122?
2008?	884?	156?
2007?	971?	147?
2006?	1,294?	166?
2005?	1,459?	185?
2004?	771?	172?
2003	1,230?	199?
2002?	1,413?	185?
2001?	1,534?	200?
2000?	1,582?	189?
1999?	1,138?	211?

 

Source: Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO)