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Aside from the difficulty of the actual expedition, the cost and time requirements are prohibitive for many people. The Nepalese government has also limited the number of permits issued to climb Everest.

Look up how much it costs.

Few people have enough money to do it. That doesn't mean it's difficult.

341 deaths... Fewer than 5% of climbers have died on Everest.

>Fewer than 5% of climbers have died on Everest

Those two figures show how the number of deaths is less than 5% of the count of those who actually made it to the summit. The death rate would be less than that due to the large number of people that end their attempt partway through.

Yeah, and it's not linear either as more and more people attempt to climb it every year, and as equipment gets better. With those two figures alone, it's a barely useful statistic, I guess.