There are no clear statistics. One estimate is that 24,000 people are killed by lightning strikes around the world each year and about 240,000 are injured. Another estimate is that the annual global death toll is 6,000.
On average, around 11-12 people are killed by lightning strikes each year in the Philippines. Lightning safety measures and awareness campaigns are in place to reduce these incidents.
Lightning is very rare in the Philippines, so about 10 per year!
These are only averages World-wide 10,000About 90 in the U.S.The risk of being killed by lightning is 1 in 28,500.
An average of 62 people die from lightning in the U.S. each year.
Because every time people are outside when it's raining lightning comes down and hits us.
mostly the ones that don t have the sense to come inside during a storm
There are no clear statistics. One estimate is that 24,000 people are killed by lightning strikes around the world each year and about 240,000 are injured. Another estimate is that the annual global death toll is 6,000.
According to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, "In Canada, lightning kills about seven people and seriously injures 60 to 70 people a year." This quotes, plus lots more information on Canadian lightning activity, can be found at: weatheroffice.ecOn average 7 people are killed by lightning every year in Canada. 60 to 70 People are "seriously injured"Latest 2008 statistics from Environment Canada Weather Office Lightning Detection.See link below
101 people a year get killed by lions
110 to 140 people are killed a year by hurricanes
there is about 30,000 people get killed a year.
No, it is highly unlikely. More people are killed by lightning every year than by pit bulls.