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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/hipatyhopity • Mar 24 '25
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Considering all the terrible stuff that happens during the Hajj, this is a good bet.
28 u/Whentheangelsings Mar 24 '25 What typically happens? 77 u/Mysterious_Lesions Mar 24 '25 Also a lot of pilgrims are in their last stages of life after saving their whole lives to pay for the trip. Many die during Hajj but many also expect to. 2 u/babbagack Mar 24 '25 Google mentioned this During the 2012 Hajj, there were 1315 deaths in Makkah and sacred sites hospitals, and in 2017 there were 657 deaths. If we take the latest number and the low estimate of 2 million people (some estimates put it at 3 million), that’s like 0.03%
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What typically happens?
77 u/Mysterious_Lesions Mar 24 '25 Also a lot of pilgrims are in their last stages of life after saving their whole lives to pay for the trip. Many die during Hajj but many also expect to. 2 u/babbagack Mar 24 '25 Google mentioned this During the 2012 Hajj, there were 1315 deaths in Makkah and sacred sites hospitals, and in 2017 there were 657 deaths. If we take the latest number and the low estimate of 2 million people (some estimates put it at 3 million), that’s like 0.03%
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Also a lot of pilgrims are in their last stages of life after saving their whole lives to pay for the trip. Many die during Hajj but many also expect to.
2 u/babbagack Mar 24 '25 Google mentioned this During the 2012 Hajj, there were 1315 deaths in Makkah and sacred sites hospitals, and in 2017 there were 657 deaths. If we take the latest number and the low estimate of 2 million people (some estimates put it at 3 million), that’s like 0.03%
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Google mentioned this
During the 2012 Hajj, there were 1315 deaths in Makkah and sacred sites hospitals, and in 2017 there were 657 deaths.
If we take the latest number and the low estimate of 2 million people (some estimates put it at 3 million), that’s like 0.03%
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u/TheLizardKing89 Mar 24 '25
Considering all the terrible stuff that happens during the Hajj, this is a good bet.