What if we do the calculation based on fatal accidents per unit of aircraft manufactured... Isn't it then alarmingly high?
For example if only 1,000 aircraft (of a given type) are produced, maybe 1% will be involved in fatal accidents over their life time.
I don't have the figures, but I doubt it. The chart (post 3) shows a substantial decline in fatalities in the last four decades while the number of airliners has increased enormously.