Avalanche Fatality Statistics

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1	Worldwide Avalanche Fatality Statstics
2	Maintained by SFU Avalanche Research Program at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Canada
3	Last update: Aug 28, 2024
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5	Central Europe	Source	Avg (last 10 winters)	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15	2013/14	2012/13	2011/12	2010/11	2009/10	2008/09	2007/08	2006/07	2005/06	2004/05	2003/04	2002/03	2001/02	2000/01

6	Austria	a, b, v	16.9	11	15	18	14	13	20	8	23	14	33	7	14	10	3	39	32	29	17	22	46	8	34	16	21
7	Switzerland	a, c, d	20.5	19	23	14	32	7	21	27	8	21	33	22	22	19	26	29	28	11	21	24	26	11	20	24	32
8	France	a, e	23.8	13	25	9	40	12	13	38	22	21	45	20	36	22	29	41	35	29	20	57	25	26	26	29	28
9	Italy	a, f	21.4	12	24	8	26	13	15	21	49	15	31	23	28	9	16	45	21	16	6	21	10	22	22	6	29
10	Germany/Bavaria	a, g	1.2	1	0	4	0	0	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	3	8	2	0	6	5	0	3	3	1
11	UK/Scotland	a, h	0.9	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	1	0	8	0	1	5
12	Andorra	a	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
13	Spain	a	1.6	2	0	2	2	1	1	3
14	Czech Republic	a	0.3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1
15	Poland	a	1.2	2	3	2	0	0	0
16	Romania	a	2.5	2	1	2	0	1	3	7	4													4	3
17	Slovenia	a	0.4	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	3	1	1	2	3	2	2	0	0
18	Slovakia	a, u	2.5	2	4	5	2	1	4	5	0	2	0	1	6	0	1	6	4	2	1	7	6	6	4	5	3
19		Total	93.3	64	96	64	121	49	83	113	107	77	144	74	119	61	77	177	133	90	66	140	121	79	114	83	114
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21	Scandinavia	Source	Avg (last 10 winters)	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15	2013/14	2012/13	2011/12	2010/11	2009/10	2008/09	2007/08	2006/07	2005/06	2004/05	2003/04	2002/03	2001/02	2000/01
22	Norway	a, i	5.8	4	8	5	9	3	13	3	2	5	6	9	8	7	13	9	4	3	3	2	3	4	2	4	9
23	Sweden	j, PO Wikberg	0.4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	1
24	Finland	a, E Makela	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Iceland	a	0.3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
26		Total	7.3	6	9	6	9	4	13	5	4	5	6	9	10	8	13	9	4	3	3	5	3	7	4	4	11
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28	North America	Source	Avg (last 10 winters)	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15	2013/14	2012/13	2011/12	2010/11	2009/10	2008/09	2007/08	2006/07	2005/06	2004/05	2003/04	2002/03	2001/02	2000/01
29	USA	k, l	22.6	16	30	17	37	23	25	25	12	30	11	35	24	34	25	36	28	36	20	24	28	23	30	35	33
30	Canada	m	10.9	12	15	6	12	8	12	7	12	17	8	15	5	10	11	12	26	18	7	8	9	11	29	13	13
31		Total	33.5	28	45	23	49	31	37	32	24	47	19	50	29	44	36	48	54	54	27	32	37	34	59	48	46
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33	Europe and North America	Total	134.1	98	150	93	179	84	133	150	135	129	169	133	158	113	126	234	191	147	96	177	161	120	177	135	171
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35	Other - Northern Hemisphere	Source	Avg (last 10 winters)	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15	2013/14	2012/13	2011/12	2010/11	2009/10	2008/09	2007/08	2006/07	2005/06	2004/05	2003/04	2002/03	2001/02	2000/01
36	Japan	n, o	6.2	11						1	8	3	8	10	14	6	14	5	3	15	7	19	11	2	8	7	9
37	Russia	p	approx. 20 (96/97-06/07)																		12	30	23	34	15	25	11
38	Nepal Himalayas (mountaineering >6000m only)	q, r	approx. 5 (1950-2019)
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41		Total	30	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	3	8	10	14	6	14	5	3	15	19	49	34	36	23	32	20
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44	Other - Southern Hemisphere	Source	Avg (last 10 winters)	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001
45	New Zealand	s, t, N. Watson	1.1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2
46	Australia	C. Sheppard	0.2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47		Total	1.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	2
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49		Grand total	135.9	109	150	93	179	84	133	155	144	132	180	148	173	119	140	239	197	163	115	226	195	156	207	167	193
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53	Sources
54	a	https://www.avalanches.org/fatalities/
55	b	https://www.lawis.at/incident/
56	c	https://www.slf.ch/en/avalanches/destructive-avalanches-and-avalanche-accidents.html
57	d	https://www.envidat.ch/#/metadata/avalanche-fatalities-switzerland-1936
58	e	https://www.anena.org/5041-bilan-des-accidents.htm
59	f	https://aineva.it/incidenti/
60	g	https://www.lawinenwarndienst-bayern.de/res/daten_meldungen/lawinenunfaelle/
61	h	https://www.sais.gov.uk/sais-annual-reports/
62	i	https://varsom.no/ulykker/snoskredulykker-og-hendelser/
63	j	Wikberg, P.-O., Palmgren, P., Hallberg, N., Maartenson, S., & Norlund, D. (2018). Changes in attitudes to risk and knowledge about avalanches among Swedish skiers after the introduction of national avalanche safety program. Paper presented at the International Snow Science Workshop, Innbruck, Austria. http://arc.lib.montana.edu/snow-science/item/2815
64	k	https://avalanche.org/avalanche-accidents/
65	l	https://avalanche.state.co.us/accidents/statistics-and-reporting/
66	m	https://www.avalanche.ca/incidents
67	n	https://twitter.com/arakencloud/status/847293212800598017/photo/1
68	o	https://nadare.jp/
69	p	Seliverstov, Y., Glazovskaya, T., Shnyparkov, A., Vilchek, Y., Sergeeva, K., & Martynov, A. (2008). Assessment and mapping of snow avalanche risk in Russia. Annals of Glaciology, 49, 205-209. doi:10.3189/172756408787814672
70	q	https://www.himalayandatabase.com/
71	r	Salisbury, R., Hawley, E., & Bierling, B. (2021) The Himalaya by the Numbers (1950-2019)
72	s	https://www.avalanche.net.nz/education/research-and-resources/avalanche-incidents-in-nz
73	t	https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ffb513674dca40389fdbf40ab48ad058
74	u	Biskupic, M., Krajci, P., Sedlak, A., Kyzek, F., Kotrusz, L., & Korinek, J. (2018). 20 years of avalanche incidents in Slovakia - comprehensive overview of avalanche incidents in Slovakia. Paper presented at the International Snow Science Workshop, Innsbruck, Austria. https://arc.lib.montana.edu/snow-science/item/2742
75	v	https://www.alpinesicherheit.at/de/Unfallstatistik/
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