Travel Advice for South Africa, Safety and Security

[NatalieKennedy]

Every year, 15 million tourists travel south for a South African adventure. Some are looking forward to seeing majestic animals in the wild, others wish to surf some of the world’s best waves.

[Lisbeth]

I doubt that there have been that many lately

[Richprins]

Natalie! It is incredibly helpful to us, and difficult for the government to steal from!

[jimbee]

Thanks for sharing, really helpful article. Safety is very important, especially if you are traveling with family and children

[Lisbeth]

Jimbee, if you need advice, just ask! We are quite a few Europeans around here

[Lisbeth]

Il «Travel Safety Index» della compagnia assicurativa statunitense «The Swiftest» elenca i Paesi di vacanza con il più alto tasso di mortalità. Come riporta la piattaforma internet di viaggi «Travelbook», l'indice comprende i 50 Paesi con il maggior numero di turisti.

Ai Paesi vengono applicati sette criteri per i pericoli mortali, grazie, tra l'altro, alle statistiche delle Nazioni Unite.

I rischi delle seguenti cause di morte sono inclusi nell'indice: omicidio, incidenti stradali, avvelenamento mortale, morte per scarsa igiene, malattie infettive o come conseguenza di conflitti, violenza o autolesionismo. Il rischio di morire a causa di un evento naturale viene considerato solo per metà.

Più alto è il punteggio, più alto è il pericolo. Tuttavia, nessuno dei 50 Paesi ha raggiunto 0 punti. Il valore massimo teoricamente possibile è di 650 punti.


South Africa is the most dangerous country

South Africa is the riskiest country, with a rounded score of 508. With 36.40 homicides per 100,000 population annually, it has the highest rate of people dying by killing. It also does not score well in terms of life expectancy due to infectious diseases and road traffic deaths.

India comes in a somewhat unflattering 2nd place, with lack of sanitation as the deciding factor.

Third place goes to the Dominican Republic, which scores particularly poorly in terms of road deaths (64.6 per 100,000 inhabitants).

The top ten most dangerous countries are completed by Mexico (4th place), Brazil (5th), Cambodia (6th), Philippines (7th), Saudi Arabia (8th), Vietnam (9th) and Indonesia ( 10th).

Singapore has the lowest risks

According to the «Travel Safety Index», the safest country is Singapore, which gets top marks for hygienic conditions. The other top countries in terms of safety are Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Israel, Sweden, Austria, Ireland, Italy and Germany.

The «Travelbook» report criticizes the fact that some of the data used for the index dates back several years and predates the Covid pandemic.

The study also points out that the risk of traveling is not just self-selected: those who book a holiday at an all-inclusive luxury resort, for example, run a lower risk of suffering physical harm than those who stay in an area known for its crime or natural disasters.

https://www.bluewin.ch/it/attualita/div ... 86059.html

[Richprins]

Too true, we have more daily deaths than warzones like Ukraine.

[Lisbeth]

An article like that one, goes around the world, not a good publicity

[Lisbeth]

[Richprins]