Before you travel, you might want to read this article over at the South China Morning Post by Jamie Carter.
A survey by 1st Move International ranks the world’s most dangerous countries by mode of travels - trains, planes, and automobiles - based on the number of accidents and deaths since 1968:
1. USA - 10 accidents, 4 200 deaths
2. SPAIN - 7 accidents, 1367 deaths
3. JAPAN - 3 accidents, 946 deaths
4. INDONESIA - 5 accidents, 873 deaths
5. NIGERIA - 5 accidents, 787 deaths
Here is a list of the five most- accident-prone airlines, for your consideration:
1. American Airlines - 5 accidents, 2578 deaths
2. Aeroflot - 4 accidents, 718 deaths
3. China Airlines - 3 accidents, 692 deaths
4. Pan Am - 3 accidents, 758 deaths
5. Malaysia Airlines - 2 accidents, 537 deaths
In addition to air travel, the article further ranks the five eadliest national rail systems in 2018:
1. India - 2 accidents, 59 deaths
2. Turkey - 2 accidents, 33 deaths
3. South Africa - 3 accidents, 20 deaths
4. Taiwan - 1 accident, 18 deaths
5. Egypt - 1 accident, 15 deaths
Lastly, should you decide to go driving around for your next getaway trip, here are the five deadliest driving destinations in 2018:
1. India - 150,785 deaths
2. China - 58,022 deaths
3. Brazil - 8,651 deaths
4. USA - 35,092 deaths
5. Indonesia - 31,282 deaths
Do remember that these statistics are here not to scare you, but to make you aware of the situations and precautions one must take on traveling. Travel safe, kids!
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That is, these all need to be scaled by population, or "passenger-miles" or something else to make them reasonably interpretable.