From 1903 through the conclusion of the climbing season in 2006, 96 people perished on Denali. The death rate has dropped to 3.08 per 1,000 summit attempts. Of the 96 deaths, 92 percent were men, 51 percent happened on the West Buttress path, and 45 percent were caused by falls. The other major cause of death was hypothermia (32 percent). The average age of those who died on Denali was 34. Men averaged 49 years old at their death while women averaged 35 years old. Overall, white people accounted for 75 percent of the deaths on Denali. Of the 96 fatalities, only 12 were female. Women's deaths on Denali tend to happen more often than men's but are still rare. The average age of women who died on Denali was 38 years old. White people accounted for 83 percent of the female deaths. In total, 119 people have died while on Denali National Park Service land since the mountain was made a national park in 1980. About half of these deaths occurred before 1980 so they aren't included in this statistic. The number of visitors to Denali has increased over the past few decades. From 1980 to 2009, the peak annual visitation rate increased from 5 million to 7 million. In 2009, there were about 4 million visits to the park overall, including those made outside the park boundary.