Skydiving or Bungee jumping is more dangerous than death statistics suggest.

With young people travelling abroad, bungee jumping is a popular extreme sport.There have been many high-profile media reports about people dying from bungee jumping, but how many have actually happened?

How many people have died bungee jumping?Between 1986 and 2002 there were 18 deaths from bungee jumping.There have been 5 bungee jumping deaths in the last few years.There is a 1 in 500,000 chance of a death.If type of ez_fad_position is 'undefined'.

I was only able to find statistics from 1986 to 2002 during my research.Since bungee jumping was invented, the following numbers have been found.

That equates to 23 deaths in 20 years.The average number of bungee jumping deaths reported in the press is 1.15.

There were no recorded deaths from 2002 to 2015, but we have to assume that there were deaths.

These are only recorded deaths.I didn't find that they went un- reported because they happened in foreign countries to non-US and UK nationals.

Some of the tragic deaths that have been recorded since 2015 have received a lot of media attention.

There is only a two in one million chance of dying according to the statistics.We can see the statistics below if we compare that to other things.

bungee jumping is very safe if it is done correctly.Human error is the main cause of death.

Did you know?In the 1990s, many states banned bungee jumping.There are a lot of laws about how old you need to be to do a jump.The minimum age limit in each country is shown in a table.

I wanted to find out what the risk of death was in other sports.This is an interesting comparison.If type of ez_fad_position is 'undefined'.

I researched the chance of death in more everyday activities apart from driving to make you feel better about it.

To calculate some of the numbers I used in the death statistics, I searched for media reports of fatal accidents.

Here is a year by year breakdown of some of the press reports about bungee jumping deaths.

I am planning on doing a bungee jump in Thailand next summer, so I wanted to know what the chance of a death was.That is how my mind works.

In the UK and the U.S., there are strict health and safety controls for bungee jumps.faulty equipment, poorly trained operators, and getting the weight calculations wrong are some of the causes of accidents.

If you are going to be trying this extreme sport out on your travels, here are a few safety pointers to reduce the risk of harm.

The following research articles cover how dangerous and deadly certain extreme sports can be.