India has suffered nearly 60% of the world’s 127 selfie deaths, by Tobias Salinger.

“Clicking selfies has become a symbol of self-expression and often people portray their adventurous side by uploading crazy selfies. This has proved to be dangerous,” the study said. …

The researchers took their data from credible news stories they compiled through extensive web searches. They found falls from buildings or mountains to be the most common factor in the deaths, followed by people fatally struck by trains and victims who drowned in bodies of water. …

Mumbai police outlined 16 specific “no-selfie zones” around the country’s largest city after two people drowned in the Arabian Sea last year. …

The U.S. suffered the third-most selfie casualties in the world at eight in the last three years … America lost the most people in the world to selfies by people posing with weapons.

The researchers also broke down the fatalities by age and gender. Men died from dangerous selfies much more commonly than women, even though earlier studies showed that women were more likely to click selfies.