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Bungee jumping

Estimated acute risk associated with a single commercial bungee jump.

Base risk estimate

2 micromorts per jumps

Population-level estimate. Not a personal prediction.

Assumptions

Assumes a commercial bungee jump operated by a licensed provider with modern equipment and safety checks.

Limitations

Risk varies by operator standards, equipment age, jump height, participant health conditions, and country-level safety regulation.

Source notes

Placeholder value for development only. Reliable per-jump fatality statistics for commercial bungee jumping are not available in peer-reviewed literature. Industry incident records are not centrally aggregated or publicly reported. Country-level safety regulation varies significantly, and no global accident registry exists for bungee jumping.

Last reviewed

6/10/2026

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