2025 Mt Everest Deaths. From 2010 to 2023, deaths doubled to an average of 8 annually. An indian climber attempting to scale mount everest passed away at a hospital on tuesday — the eight person who died trying to scale the world's tallest mountain in 2024.

According to the himalayan database, at least 322 people have perished on mount everest since records began in 1922, averaging out to about 4.4 deaths per year and that number slowly. Out of more than 7,000 ascents (not including repeat climbs), the mountain has been.