Flying Has Never Been Safer: Global Aviation Fatalities per 1 million passengers

Flying Has Never Been Safer: Global Aviation Fatalities per 1 million passengers
graph by Sam Parker; slow reveal by Jenna Laib

Type of Graph: line graph

Purpose

This slow reveal is designed to support analysis and discussion of both the data and the design choices. The questions in the slide deck invite learners to examine trends, relationships, and possible interpretations. This graph invites students to examine relationships, estimate values, make sense of rates, and discuss implications for this data.

About This Graph

This visualization is not provided for reuse or redistribution. Readers and educators are encouraged to view the original visualization in its published context.

Original Visualization:
Parker, Sam and Bruno Venditti. “Charted: Air Travel Fatalities Per Million Passengers.” Voronoi: July 5, 2025.
Accessed at: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-air-travel-fatalities-per-million-passengers/

Data Sources:
International Air Transport Association (IATA). “2024 Full Year Accident Update.”
Accessed at: https://www.iata.org/contentassets/4d18cb077c5e419b8a888d387a50c638/iata-safety-report-2024-fy_final.pdf 

Aviation Safety Network (2024); Multiple sources compiled by World Bank (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Global aviation fatalities per million passengers” [dataset]. Aviation Safety Network, “Accidents and fatalities per year”; International Civil Aviation Organization (via World Bank), “World Development Indicators” [original data].
Retrieved February 21, 2026 from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20250909-093708/grapher/aviation-fatalities-per-million-passengers.html

In The Classroom

There are many different mathematical connections that can be made to this data and data visualization.

Potential Math Content: line graph, estimating values, percentages, percentage decrease, making sense of large numbers, decimals, place value

Potential Content Connections: aviation, safety, health, technology

Sustainable Development Goal(s):
#3 – Good health and wellbeing