A study by a Spanish medical institute showed that from 2018, three hundred and seventy-nine people around the world died taking selfies. Deaths are on the rise.
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The Spanish medical foundation Fundación iO reveals that at least 379 people died while taking selfies between January 2008 and July 2021. The study appeared in the French newspaper Le Figaro , as well as in the Journal of Travel Medicine.
The study also shows that since the beginning of 2021, there have been 31 fatal accidents due to selfies, marking a clear upward trend. The scientists who wrote the study also show in detail that the majority of these deaths are due to falls (216 deaths out of 379). Other main causes of death are: transport (car, train accident, etc.) and drowning . Then come more unusual but no less dramatic accidents with incidents related to firearms (24) and electrocutions , and incidents related to attacks by wild animals (17).
The study also notes that in one in three cases the person was traveling, confirming that a large number of victims are tourists . India comes first with 100 deaths since 2008. It is followed by the United States (39) and Russia (33).
As Cristina Juesas , one of the study’s co-authors, explains, “The data for India can be partly explained by the fact that many people in the country take selfies by sticking their bodies out of train windows or doors.” The researcher also notes that young people are more exposed to the risk of accidents, with the average age of victims being 24,4 years. Of all victims, 41% are young people under 19 years old.
The researchers compiled this study by compiling all the facts published in the press or in press releases since 2008, effectively ruling out deaths that were not reported by the international media.
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