What are the average medical risks from traveling
abroad?
There are risks to be taken in all walks of life and
the probabilities below are not here to put you off travelling in any
way, but instead to make you aware of some of the risks involved. The
more information you have before you go the less likely you are in becoming
one of the statistics below.
Below are estimates of the monthly risk per 100.000
persons travelling in developing countries:-
• One person will die during the travel
• 60 people will have to be evacuated by flight in order to get
comprehensive treatment
• 400 people are hospitalised at the destination
• 2,000 people will not able to go back to work directly after getting
home.
• 6,000 people will become ill during the month
• 8,000 people will have consulted a medical practitioner either
at the destination or after getting home from their travels
• 25,000 people will become ill at some time during the length of
their whole trip away.
• 55,000 will use medication during the month.
It pays to be prepared and reduce the risk of becoming
ill while away. Many of the diseases caught below can be avoided by very
simple measures. Ensuring that you are fully vaccinated for the countries
you are going to is essential plus other health advice which we have listed
in our travel
health section. Do make sure that you are fully insured while away,
it is easy to get a quote just click the link at the top of the page.
Below are the estimates of how infectious diseases are
distributed over 100,000 travellers stricken with infectious diseases:-
• Less than one person gets meningitis, cholera
or legion Ella
• 10 get HIV-infection
• 40 get typhoid fever
• 80 get hepatitis B
• 150 are exposed to rabies
• 200 get gonorrhea
• 300 get hepatitis A
• 1500 get bronchial infections
• 2500 get malaria
• 10 000 get diarrhea E .coli
• 50 000 get traveler’s diarrhoea
