The Himalaya by the Numbers: A Statistical Analysis - Himalayan ...

Table and Chart D-42 below show member death rates by the number of members
above base camp per expedition for all peaks without Everest and for Everest from
1950 to 2006.
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126 Death Analysis
All Peaks without Everest Everest
Members Total Mbrs Death Death Total Mbrs Death Death
Above BC Cnt Rate Above BC Cnt Rate
1 718 10 1.39 324 10 3.09
2- 3 2075 44 2.12 407 8 1.97
4- 5 3820 44 1.15 525 8 1.52
6- 7 5311 95 1.79 823 21 2.55
8- 9 4297 66 1.54 836 10 1.20
10-11 3610 74 2.05 874 14 1.60
12-13 2233 36 1.61 766 5 0.65
14-15 1571 29 1.85 682 3 0.44
16-19 1773 25 1.41 866 11 1.27
20-23 794 12 1.51 679 15 2.21
24-27 241 1 0.41 440 8 1.82
28-31 235 1 0.43 275 5 1.82
32-35 132 1 0.76 105 4 3.81
>35 182 4 2.20 326 7 2.15
26992 442 1.64 7928 129 1.63
Table D-42: Member deaths by number of members
above base camp per expedition from 1950-2006
Member Death Rates by Number of Members Above BC per Expedition
(1950-2006)
1 2- 3 4- 5 6- 7 8- 9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-19 20-23 24-27 28-31 32-35 >35
All Peaks w/o Everest Everest
Trend (All Peaks) Trend (All Peaks w/o Everest) Trend (Everest)
Chart D-42: Member death rates by number of members
above base camp per expedition from 1950-2006