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World Aviation Accidents, 2019-2023 (1)

 

  Accidents    
Year Total Fatal Fatalities Accident rate (2)
2019 54 8 240 1.15
2020 34 4 125 1.53
2021 30 7 121 1.16
2022 42 5 158 1.30
2023 30 1 72 0.80

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Includes accidents for all aircraft (jets and turboprops) for substantial damage and hull loss per million sectors.

Source: International Air Transport Association (IATA).

 
WORLDWIDE SCHEDULED AIR SERVICE FATAL ACCIDENTS, 1999-2008
Year Fatal aircraft
 accidents (1)
Passenger
fatalities
Passenger
 fatalities per
 100 million
passenger
kilometers
Year Fatal aircraft 
accidents (1)
Passenger
fatalities
Passenger
 fatalities per
 100 million
 passenger
 kilometers
1999 21 499 0.02 2004 9 203 0.01
2000 18 757 0.03 2005 17 712 0.02
2001 13 577 0.02 2006 12 751 0.02
2002 14 791 0.03 2007 11 587 0.01
2003 7 466 0.02 2008 11 439 0.01

(1) Involving a passenger fatality only.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization.

 
WORLDWIDE SCHEDULED AIR SERVICE FATAL ACCIDENTS, 2000-2009
Year Fatal aircraft
accidents (1)
Passenger
fatalities
Passenger
fatalities per
100 million
passenger
kilometers
Year Fatal aircraft
accidents (1)
Passenger
fatalities
Passenger
fatalities per
100 million
passenger
kilometers
2000 18 757 0.03 2005 17 712 0.02
2001 13 577 0.02 2006 12 751 0.02
2002 14 791 0.03 2007 11 587 0.01
2003 7 466 0.02 2008 11 439 0.01
2004 9 203 0.01 2009 14 654 NA

(1) Involving a passenger fatality only.

NA=Data not available.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization.

 
FATAL WORLD AVIATION ACCIDENTS, 2006-2010
Year Fatal accidents (1) Fatalities (1) Accident  rate (2)
2006 20 855 0.65
2007 20 692 0.75
2008 23 502 0.81
2009 18 685 0.71
2010 23 786 0.61

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Measured in hull losses per million flights of Western built jet aircraft. A hull loss is an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subsequently repaired.

Source: International Air Transport Association.

 
FATAL WORLD AVIATION ACCIDENTS, 2007-2011
Year Fatal accidents (1) Fatalities (1) Accident rate (2)
2007 20 692 0.75
2008 23 502 0.81
2009 18 685 0.71
2010 23 786 0.61
2011 22 486 0.37

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Measured in hull losses per million flights of Western built jet aircraft. A hull loss is an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subsequently repaired.

Source: International Air Transport Association.

 
FATAL WORLD AVIATION ACCIDENTS, 2008-2012
Year Fatal accidents (1) Fatalities (1) Accident rate (2)
2008 23 502 0.81
2009 18 685 0.71
2010 23 786 0.61
2011 22 486 0.37
2012 15 414 0.20

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Measured in hull losses per million flights of Western built jet aircraft. A hull loss is an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subsequently repaired.

Source: International Air Transport Association.

 
FATAL WORLD AVIATION ACCIDENTS, 2009-2013
Year Fatal accidents (1) Fatalities (1) Accident rate (2)
2009 18 685 0.75
2010 23 786 0.65
2011 22 490 0.40
2012 15 414 0.21
2013 16 210 0.41

(1) On eastern- and western-built jet aircraft.
(2) Measured in hull losses per million flights of western-built jet aircraft. A hull loss is an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subsequently repaired.

Source: International Air Transport Association.

 
Fatal World Aviation Accidents, 2010-2014 (1)
Year Fatal accidents (2) Fatalities (2) Accident rate (3)
2010 23 786 0.79
2011 22 490 0.58
2012 15 414 0.28
2013 16 210 0.41
2014 12 641 0.23

(1) Accident information is current at the time of publication, although it is subject to future revision.
(2) On Eastern- and Western-built jet aircraft.
(3) Measured in hull losses per million flights of Western-built jet aircraft.  A hull loss is an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subsequently repaired.

Source: International Air Transport Association.

 
World Aviation Accidents, 2012-2016

 

  Accidents (1)    
Year Total Fatal Fatalities (1) Accident rate (2)
2012 78 15 414 0.28
2013 87 14 175 0.38
2014 77 12 641 0.27
2015 68 4 136 0.32
2016 65 10 268 0.39

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Measured in hull losses per million flights of Western built jet aircraft. A hull loss is an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subsequently repaired.

Source: International Air Transport Association.

 
World Aviation Accidents, 2013-2017

 

  Accidents (1)    
Year Total Fatal Fatalities (1) Accident rate (2)
2013 86 14 178 0.38
2014 77 12 641 0.27
2015 67 4 136 0.32
2016 67 9 202 0.39
2017 45 6 19 0.11

(1) On Eastern- and Western-built jet aircraft.
(2) Measured in hull losses per million flights of Western-built jet aircraft. A hull loss is an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subsequently repaired.

Source: International Air Transport Association (IATA).

 
World Aviation Accidents, 2014-2018

 

  Accidents (1)    
Year Total Fatal Fatalities (1) Accident rate (2)
2014 77 12 641 0.27
2015 67 4 136 0.33
2016 64 8 198 0.37
2017 46 6 19 0.12
2018 62 11 523 0.19

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Measured in hull losses per million flights of Western built jet aircraft. A hull loss is an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subsequently repaired.

Source: International Air Transport Association (IATA).

 
World Aviation Accidents, 2015-2019

 

  Accidents (1)    
Year Total Fatal Fatalities (1) Accident rate (2)
2015 67 4 136 0.32
2016 64 8 198 0.37
2017 46 6 19 0.11
2018 62 11 523 0.18
2019 53 8 240 0.15

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Measured in hull losses per million flights of Western built jet aircraft. A hull loss is an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subsequently repaired.

Source: International Air Transport Association (IATA).

 
World Aviation Accidents, 2016-2020 (1)

 

    Accidents    
Year Total Fatal Fatalities Accident rate (2)
2016 64 8 198 1.61
2017 46 6 19 1.08
2018 62 11 523 1.36
2019 52 8 240 1.11
2020 38 5 132 1.71

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Includes accidents for all aircraft (jets and turboprops) for substantial damage and hull loss per million sectors.

Source: International Air Transport Association (IATA).

 
World Aviation Accidents, 2017-2021 (1)

 

  Accidents     
Year Total Fatal  Fatalities  Accident rate (2)
2017 46 6 19 1.08
2018 62 11 523 1.36
2019 52 8 240 1.11
2020 35 5 132 1.58
2021 26 7 121 1.01

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Includes accidents for all aircraft (jets and turboprops) for substantial damage and hull loss per million sectors.

Source: International Air Transport Association (IATA).

 
World Aviation Accidents, 2018-2022 (1)

 

  Accidents    
Year Total Fatal Fatalities Accident rate (2)
2018 60 9 512 1.32
2019 52 8 240 1.11
2020 34 4 125 1.53
2021 29 7 121 1.13
2022 39 5 158 1.21

(1) On Eastern and Western built jet aircraft.
(2) Includes accidents for all aircraft (jets and turboprops) for substantial damage and hull loss per million sectors.

Source: International Air Transport Association (IATA).