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Scuba Diving

Scuba diving is a popular recreational activity, but it comes with risks such as fatalities, serious injuries, and decompression sickness (DCS). This calculator provides estimates of these risks per dive based on data from authoritative sources like DAN and peer-reviewed studies. The purpose is to inform divers of typical probabilities for recreational SCUBA diving.

Your Inputs

Select your diving experience level. Novices (fewer than 20 dives) have higher risks. dropdown: cannot find RiskData table Experience

Select your gender. Risks differ between males and females. dropdown: cannot find RiskData table Gender

Your Results

riskdisplay: can't find riskmodel named Fatality riskdisplay: can't find riskmodel named Serious Injury riskdisplay: can't find riskmodel named DCS

See the data page for all of the details on how these risks are calculated.

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-Scuba Diving is a recreational activity that involves underwater exploration using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. While generally safe when proper procedures are followed, it carries a small risk of fatality, often due to factors like health conditions, inexperience, or environmental hazards. This interactive calculator estimates your fatality risk based on age, sex, and selected exposure period, using data from reliable sources. The risk is calculated as an annual rate for active divers, approximated cumulatively over longer periods.
+= Scuba Diving =
-=== Your Inputs ===
+Scuba diving is a popular recreational activity, but it comes with risks such as fatalities, serious injuries, and decompression sickness (DCS). This calculator provides estimates of these risks per dive based on data from authoritative sources like DAN and peer-reviewed studies. The purpose is to inform divers of typical probabilities for recreational SCUBA diving.
-Select your age group:
-<dropdown table="FatalityRates" column="AgeGroup" default="40-49" />
-Select your sex:
+== Your Inputs ==
-<dropdown table="FatalityRates" column="Sex" default="Male" />
+Select your diving experience level. Novices (fewer than 20 dives) have higher risks.
+<dropdown table="Experience" column="ExperienceLevel" default="More than 20 dives" />
-Select the exposure period:
+Select your gender. Risks differ between males and females.
-<dropdown table="ExposureLevels" column="ExposureLabel" default="1 year" />
+<dropdown table="Gender" column="Gender" default="Male" />
-=== Your Results ===
+== Your Results ==
-<riskdisplay model="FatalityRisk" />
+<riskdisplay model="Fatality" />
+<riskdisplay model="Serious Injury" />
+<riskdisplay model="DCS" />
 See the [[Scuba Diving/Data|data page]] for all of the details on how these risks are calculated.
 Initially created by Grok 4.