America, Russia and Brazil top list of worst countries for fatal plane crashes
The data excludes military accidents, corporate jets, hijackings and other criminal occurrences
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Your support makes all the difference.America is the worst country in the world for fatal airline disasters, according to data from the Aviation Safety Network, closely followed by Russia, Brazil and Canada.
Compiled in a graphic by statistics portal Statista, the data charts the geographical regions with the highest number of fatal civil airliner accidents from 1945 to the present day. It does not include data from military accidents, corporate jets, hijackings or other criminal occurrences.
America has proven to be the country with the worst record, with a total of 10,625 fatalities recorded in 788 accidents over the past 70 years.
The United Kingdom has had the highest number of fatal civil aviation accidents in Europe, recorded at 105, with a total of 1,289 fatalities, making it the sixth worst region in the world.
Outside of the worst 10 countries China, Peru, Bolivia, Germany and Spain were all recognised as regions with high numbers of aviation accidents and fatalities.
Egypt, where a Russian Metrojet plane crashed on Saturday killing all 224 people on board, did not feature on the list.
The Atlantic Ocean is ranked as the 21st worst region for air fatalities, with a total of 47 accidents and 1,330 deaths recorded.
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