Hiking and the Risk of Dying
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 8:37 pm
An interesting website that quantifies the risk of dying from hiking and many other activities.
It reports that the risk of dying while hiking in mountains is 1 in 15,700. Interestingly, that risk is much higher than the risk of dying from biking. Dying from hiking is only half as risky as driving, but it is around nine times riskier than biking and six times riskier than sky diving.
The risk of hiking appears to exclude mountain climbing.
Here is the link.
http://www.besthealthdegrees.com/health-risks/
It reports that the risk of dying while hiking in mountains is 1 in 15,700. Interestingly, that risk is much higher than the risk of dying from biking. Dying from hiking is only half as risky as driving, but it is around nine times riskier than biking and six times riskier than sky diving.
The risk of hiking appears to exclude mountain climbing.
Here is the link.
http://www.besthealthdegrees.com/health-risks/