Because every time people are outside when it's raining lightning comes down and hits us.
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.
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.
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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.
Lightning is very rare in the Philippines, so about 10 per year!
mostly the ones that don t have the sense to come inside during a storm
According to the National Safety Council, in the United States in 2004, 46 people were killed by lightning. The chance of dying from a lightning strike in a lifetime is 1 in 81,949. See this link: http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm The mortality rate has been reported to be anything from between 32 percent to only 3 percent, meaning that the injury rate is between 3 to 30 times the amount of persons killed. It seems no one knows for sure. There are many unreported minor injuries from lightning that go without medical treatment. See "Lightning Injury Facts" http://www.uic.edu/labs/lightninginjury/ltnfacts.htm And "The Human Effects of Lightning Strikes and Recommendations for Storm Chasers" http://www.harkphoto.com/light.html
110 to 140 people are killed a year by hurricanes
a estamated 1,836 people were killed
On average, about 20-30 people die from lightning strikes in the United States each year. However, this number can vary annually.
33 people/ minute
More than a million people each year.