U.S. LIGHTNING STRIKE DEATHS

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U.S. LIGHTNING STRIKE DEATHS

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Sept. 14, 2022
By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

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The risk of being struck by lightning is low, but the consequences of being struck by lightning ARE SERIOUS.

To learn more about lightning, visit: www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning

• 444- From 2006 through 2021, 444 people in the 444 United States died from lightning strikes.

• 28 - On average, 28 people in the United States die each year from lightning strikes, according to all U.S. lightning deaths reported from 2006 through 2021.

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Lightning Lightning Injuries Lightning Injuries/mortality
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