A new study of the Holička law firms has revealed countries where selfies are the most dangerous. Scientists have followed selfie accidents around the world from March 2014 to May 2025 using news reports on Google.
India with a list of 271 cases, which represents 42.1% of all incidents. In India there were 214 deaths and 57 injuries. Experts say overcrowded places, risk places such as cliffs or train lines and Indian culture of social media, play a role.
The rise of social media platforms, such as Instagram and Tiktok, increased the pressure to publish adventure selfies. Experts warn that this pressure on viral content often leads people to forget security.
Many of them perform risky shots or copy dangerous challenges in social media. Sometimes it leads to fatal results.
The United States ranked second with 45 cases, including 37 deaths. Russia followed 19 cases, Pakistan with 16 deaths and Australia with 13 deaths.
Globally, the descent remains the main cause of the death of selfie, which accounts for 46% of all deaths. Many victims died after slipping from roofs, cliffs or other high structures.
Other countries in the Top 10 list include Indonesia (14), Kenya (13), Great Britain (13), Spain (13) and Brazil (13).
“Our research emphasizes a worrying trend where the efforts to validate social media are literally worth life. Perfect photographs are simply not worth the danger,” said the founder of Barber Kris Barber.
“In particular, most of these tragedies could be prevented by taking a few steps back or finding a safer advantageous point,” Barber added.
Death while taking selfies
In October 2024, a 23 -year -old worker was killed by a wild elephant in Gadchiroli in Mahari while trying to take selfie. Sricant Satre and two friends went for elephants at work in the forest Abapur.
When Satre posed for selfie, Tusker accused him and trampled to death. His friends managed to escape uninterested.
In July 2024, a 27 -year -old influence on Instagram, Aanvi Kamdar, died after falling to 300 feet of ravine near the Kumbhe waterfall in Raigad while filming on the coil
Chartered Accountant based in Mumbai was with friends. She was rushed to the hospital, but did not survive.
In February 2024, Prahlad Gujjar died after jumped to the left at the Zoo Tirupati’s Sri Venkateswara. A 38 -year -old Rajasthan man was supposed to be trying to marry a selfie with an animal.
He ignored the warning, climbed 25 feet on the fence, and entered the limited zone. The lion helped him before coming.
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