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ODDS OF
BECOMING A LIGHTNING VICTIM
(based on
averages for 2001-2010)
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Estimated U.S. population as of 2011
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310,000,000
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Annual Number of Deaths Reported
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39
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Number of Injuries Reported
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241
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280
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Estimated number of U.S. Deaths
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40
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Estimated number of actual Injuries
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360
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400
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Odds of being struck by lightning in a
given year (reported deaths + injuries)
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1/1,000,000
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Odds of being struck by lightning in a
given year (estimated total deaths + injuries)
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1/775,000
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Odds of being struck in your lifetime (Est.
80 years)
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1/10,000
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Odds you will be affected by someone being
struck (Ten people affected for every one struck)
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1/1000
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