Statistics show that there is one tandem student skydiving fatality for every 500,000 tandem jumps which makes the odds of death . ... According to the National Safety Council, an individual is more likely to die by a lightning strike or being stung by a bee.

How rare are skydiving accidents?

He says it's a rare occurrence nationally. “In 2020 there were 11 fatalities – fatal skydiving accidents that occurred, out of 2.8 million skydives that happened here in the United States,” Berchtold said.

How likely is it to get injured skydiving?

Skydiving Injuries Statistics

With a total of around 3.2 million skydives made that year, that's roughly 2.3 injuries per 10,000 skydives.