Causes of Death
Breakdown of recorded deaths by cause, with separate counts for hired staff (porters, sherpas) and members.
| Cause | Deaths | Members | Hired | % of all deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche (7) | 378 | 215 | 163 | 32.1% |
| Fall (4) | 345 | 296 | 49 | 29.3% |
| AMS (1) | 122 | 95 | 27 | 10.4% |
| Illness (non-AMS) (10) | 68 | 38 | 30 | 5.8% |
| Disappearance (9) | 53 | 48 | 5 | 4.5% |
| Exhaustion (2) | 52 | 49 | 3 | 4.4% |
| Exposure / frostbite (3) | 42 | 39 | 3 | 3.6% |
| Falling rock / ice (8) | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2.5% |
| Other (11) | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2.5% |
| Crevasse (5) | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2.2% |
| Icefall collapse (6) | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1.7% |
| Unknown cause (12) | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0.9% |