The 8000ers are the 14 peaks in the world that are over 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) in height and are located in the Himalayas and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia. Climbing these peaks is considered to be one of the most challenging and dangerous activities in the world, with a high risk of death due to altitude sickness, extreme weather conditions, and technical difficulties.
The death ratio in each of the 14 8000ers peaks varies widely, depending on several factors, such as the difficulty of the climb, the number of climbers attempting the peak each year, and the weather conditions during the climbing season.
Here are the death ratios in all fourteen 8000ers peak As of 2021:
- Mount Everest (8,848m/29,029ft) – 4.4% (there have been 10,808 summits and 311 fatalities)
- K2 (8,611m/28,251ft) – 23.4% (there have been 367 summits and 89 fatalities)
- Kangchenjunga (8,586m/28,169ft) – 5.5% (there have been 451 summits and 53 fatalities)
- Lhotse (8,516m/27,940ft) – 4.1% (there have been 851 summits and 24 fatalities)
- Makalu (8,485m/27,838ft) – 3.3% (there have been 478 summits and 29 fatalities)
- Cho Oyu (8,188m/26,864ft) – 1.2% (there have been 4,327 summits and 99 fatalities)
- Dhaulagiri (8,167m/26,795ft) – 16.8% (there have been 809 summits and 79 fatalities)
- Manaslu (8,163m/26,781ft) – 9.3% (there have been 3,931 summits and 102 fatalities)
- Nanga Parbat (8,126m/26,660ft) – 26.7% (there have been 457 summits and 69 fatalities)
- Annapurna (8,091m/26,545ft) – 32.2% (there have been 226 summits and 73 fatalities)
- Gasherbrum I (8,080m/26,509ft) – 14.3% (there have been 1,208 summits and 33 fatalities)
- Broad Peak (8,051m/26,414ft) – 8.5% (there have been 586 summits and 39 fatalities)
- Gasherbrum II (8,035m/26,362ft) – 10.7% (there have been 1,410 summits and 45 fatalities)
- Shishapangma (8,027m/26,335ft) – 4.9% (there have been 3,578 summits and 32 fatalities)
