@jon even with two fatal crashes, the 737 MAX is still better than some older airliners like the A310, DC-10, and MD-11...which are themselves safer than driving
that said, given how big of a regression the MAX is compared to other modern airliners, I'd choose most any other plane if I had the option 😅
https://www.boeing.com/content/dam/boeing/boeingdotcom/company/about_bca/pdf/statsum.pdf