it was quite easy to realize that the price of life is death.
Bentley Beetham, Chapter VIII in
EF Norton, The Fight for Everest 1924, page 159
Here, here, Harvey! Death Lists? Perhaps it indicates that the per capita remains the same as the number of people enjoying the outdoors rises.
I'm with Doug on the death threads. If you really want to know what happened study the SAR reports and learn from the mistakes & ask the experts what the circumstances were. The rest is all speculation.