For context: 4 out 301 spaceflights have resulted in fatalities, or 18 out of 546 people who have been to space. 13 people have died in training, but I have no

For context: 4 out 301 spaceflights have resulted in fatalities, or 18 out of 546 people who have been to space. 13 people have died in training, but I have not been able to find the total number of people who have trained as astronauts or cosmonauts. I suppose we would also have to account for health risks due to spaceflight: radiation exposure, accelerated aging, respiratory issues among Apollo astronauts due to lunar dust in their capsules, etc. It's certainly riskier than a desk job, but it still doesn't seem that risky to me. [1] fatalities in space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight-related_accidents_and_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight-related_ac... [2] number of spaceflights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_spaceflights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_spaceflights [3] number of people who have been to space: http://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/stats.php http://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/stats.php [4] accelerated astronaut aging: http://lemire.me/blog/2015/12/01/the-mysterious-aging-of-astronauts/ http://lemire.me/blog/2015/12/01/the-mysterious-aging-of-ast... [5] Apollo respiratory issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_health_effects_from_lunar_dust_exposure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_health_effects_from_lu...