Every year, an average of 185 people die while playing sport in Switzerland. Most of the fatal sports accidents occur in mountain sports, followed by snow sports and water sports, according to the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the past 24 years, more than 4,400 people have died in sports accidents in Switzerland, the council reported on Tuesday. On average, this amounts to 185 fatalities a year, although the figures vary greatly from year to year. The reason for the differences is mainly due to the weather: almost all fatal sports accidents occur outdoors. In a year with many fine days, more people do sport outside and more accidents occur. + ‘Valley of Death’: are the Swiss too tolerant of extreme sports? By far the most fatal sports accidents occur in mountain sports: on average, 84 people lose their lives each year. Several dozen people are also killed every year in snow sports (38) and water sports (31).
