Study Reveals How People Are Dying To Get The Perfect Selfie

Researchers have revealed how people are dying to get the perfect selfie...literally. The study details deaths from around the world, all of them resulting from attempts to take selfies in often dangerous places. Most of the 259 deaths are attributed to risky behavior, though even some non-risky behaviors have caused fatalities among selfie-takers.

The study collects data on reported selfie-related deaths from countries around the world, the majority of which come from India, though a large quantity also come from places like the US and Russia. The average age of those who died is very young at only about 23-years-old.

The vast majority of risky deaths involve men at 72.5-percent — as well, men are three times more likely than women to die from risky behavior. Women, on the other hand, only account for 27.5-percent of the deaths and were most likely to die from non-risky behavior.

The biggest causes of death among ill-fated selfie subjects included falling from excessive heights, drowning in lakes and similar bodies of water, or dying from injuries sustained on some mode of transportation. For this reason, the study proposes that places with risky locations institute "No Selfie Zones," barring people from attempting to get that perfect shot...if it comes at a reason risk of life and limb, that is.

SOURCE: NCBI NIH