Hajj Pilgrimage Deaths 2024. Some 1,300 people died during this year's hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at islamic holy sites in the desert. A prominent saudi cleric and religious official has attributed some of the deaths among muslim pilgrims in the recent annual hajj.
This is a 58% increase in cases and a 37% decrease in deaths compared to april 2024. A prominent saudi cleric and religious official has attributed some of the deaths among muslim pilgrims in the recent annual hajj.