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The number of deaths at the Grand Canyon this year already is above the annual average of 12. Eighteen people have died at the canyon since Jan. 1, according to authorities, including three on river trips, two who fell over the rim, one in a car accident and several others from natural causes or medical distress. The number includes visitors and residents of Grand Canyon Village.
While disasters have become more frequent during the past 20 years, the average number of people affected has fallen from one in 23 in 1994-2003 to one in 39 during 2004-2013. This is partly explained by population growth, but the numbers affected have also declined in absolute terms. Death rates, on the other hand, increased over the same period, reaching an average of more than 99,700 deaths per year between 2004 and 2013. This partly reflects the huge loss of life in three megadisasters (the 2004 Asian tsunami, Cyclone Nargis in 2008 and the 2010 Haitian earthquake).