It is extremely rare for someone to die from a bungee jumping accident. Over the last 20 years, in the US 23 people have died from bungee-related injuries. That averages to 1.15 deaths per year.

How many people have died from bungee jumping?

Bungee jumping is very similar, with very few bungee jumping deaths per year; in fact, the National Center for Health Statistics shows the same fatality rate among bungee jumpers as skydivers, at 1 in 500,000.

Is bungee jumping bad for your body?

Bungee jumping is, however, undeniably responsible for a range of serious medical complaints, including musculoskeletal pain in the neck and back, headaches, dizziness and blurred vision1. Thankfully, most of these symptoms have no lasting effects, yet there are tales of much rarer and more severe afflictions.