Of course it isn't. That's why I wrote "It also tells you nothing about the relative risks of flying into and out of those two places." But people who are scared of flying often just count accidents without considering the accident rate.

A dotty old aunt of my wife's was really saddened by the Concorde crash. Before the crash, Concorde was 100% safe in her mind; afterwards, it was just as dangerous as any other plane. Pointing out that the world's 737 fleet flew as many operations in two weeks as Concorde had flown in its entire history meant absolutely nothing to her.