12 of the 25 deadliest destinations were Asian countries.
Asian countries did not fare well in a recent safety index published by insurance comparison website The Swiftest.
Homicide rate, road traffic death rate, poisoning death rate, unsanitary conditions mortality rate, life years lost due to communicable diseases, life years lost due to injury and natural disaster risk were used to rank.
The top 25 deadliest countries were India, Cambodia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Thailand and Iran. South Africa was the most dangerous place to visit for tourists.
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India was ranked second deadliest by the list.
India had the highest number of deaths from poor hygiene conditions. The country's wealth gap was listed as a contributing factor, with an estimated 1.3 billion people living in poverty.
Singapore was ranked as the safest country due to low homicides and road deaths. Singapore has high penalties for crime in the country, according to The Swiftest.
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The Philippines and India were in the top 10 with the highest homicides.
Seven of the 10 countries with the most road traffic deaths were Asian, with Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Iran, Cambodia and China rounding out the top five.
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Although China is thought to have under reported poisoning incidents, it was listed as having the highest poisoning death rate.
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India, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand and South Korea were listed as having the most deaths from poor hygiene conditions.
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