Leading Causes of Death in Each National Park Revealed
Summary
An Outforia analysis of National Park Service data found that falls were the leading cause of accidental deaths across 63 U.S. national parks from 2014 to 2022. Yosemite recorded the most accidental deaths, while Wrangell-St. Elias had the highest rate per visit, according to the analysis.Key Facts
- Falls made up about 36% of accidental deaths in the parks studied.
- Motor vehicle crashes accounted for about 21% of accidental deaths, and drownings accounted for about 16%.
- Environmental causes, including heat, cold, avalanches, rockfalls and flash floods, accounted for about 15%.
- Yosemite recorded 61 accidental deaths, the most among the parks in the analysis.
- Great Smoky Mountains recorded 58 accidental deaths, and Grand Canyon recorded 53.
- Wrangell-St. Elias had roughly one accidental death per 65,000 visits, which Outforia said was nearly 20 times the rate across all national parks.
- The analysis covered 63 national parks from 2014 to 2022 and did not include Chiricahua National Park.
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