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title: "How many people have died on Mount Everest?"  
description: "How many people have died on Mount Everest?"  
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published: 2018-01-22  
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# How many people have died on Mount Everest?

How many [people](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/319/why-these-pakistan-loving-people-are-in-india) have died on [Mount Everest](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/5169/mount-everest-nepal-tibet)?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

**According to an article published on Wikipedia till now, 290 people have died in their attempt to climb the [Mount](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33440/how-long-does-it-take-to-reach-the-top-of-mount-everest) Everest.** With the **8,848 meters,** it is one of the highest peaks in the world and is the **desired choice to reach its peak for mountaineers from all around the world.**

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The **last year which was recorded for no fatalities was 1977,** it was the year in which two people climbed Everest peak. Major reasons for the death were because of **avalanches, injuries from falling from the height, ice collapse, and health problems because of uncertain condition climate.** So many times **body isn’t found** so the details of those deaths are not available. \
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The **upper reaches are known as death zone** as in the mountaineering term it is renowned as altitude above a certain point **where atmospheric pressure is around 356 millibars and oxygen level is so less in which human can’t survive.****\**![How many people have died on Mount Everest?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/c9b16221-9db3-4b16-b667-b7fc260524f5/images/ef44b603-9917-480b-b26a-4530e1e30dec.png)\
**\****Many deaths take place in that zone as in that zone human body uses oxygen more than it can be replenished.** The extended stay in that particular zone without appropriate oxygen leads to **loss of consciousness and, ultimately, death.** \


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