FACTOID # 4: You are more likely to be reported as having been killed by lightning in Cuba than in any other country.
 
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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Mexico: 223 deaths 
#2   Thailand: 171 deaths 
#3   South Africa: 150 deaths 
#4   Brazil: 132 deaths 
#5   Romania: 75 deaths 
#6   Colombia: 71 deaths 
#7   Cuba: 70 deaths 
#8   Peru: 68 deaths 
#9   United States: 50 deaths 
#10   Panama: 17 deaths 
#11   Poland: 17 deaths 
#12   Argentina: 13 deaths 
#13   Venezuela: 13 deaths 
#14   Moldova: 11 deaths 
#15   Spain: 7 deaths 
#16   Paraguay: 6 deaths 
#17   Japan: 6 deaths 
#18   Uruguay: 5 deaths 
#19   Korea, South: 5 deaths 
#20   Kyrgyzstan: 5 deaths 
#21   Ecuador: 5 deaths 
#22   Slovakia: 5 deaths 
#23   El Salvador: 4 deaths 
#24   Lithuania: 4 deaths 
#25   Australia: 3 deaths 
#26   Canada: 3 deaths 
#27   Nicaragua: 3 deaths 
#28   Croatia: 2 deaths 
#29   Sweden: 2 deaths 
#30   Germany: 2 deaths 
#31   Chile: 2 deaths 
#32   Latvia: 2 deaths 
#33   Hungary: 2 deaths 
#34   Denmark: 2 deaths 
#35   Puerto Rico: 1 deaths 
#36   Estonia: 1 deaths 
#37   Slovenia: 1 deaths 
#38   Austria: 1 deaths 
#39   Barbados: 1 deaths 
#40   Netherlands: 1 deaths 
#41   Czech Republic: 1 deaths 
#42   Georgia: 1 deaths 
#43   Finland: 1 deaths 
#44   Egypt: 1 deaths 
#45   Costa Rica: 1 deaths 
#46   Norway: 1 deaths 
#47   Dominican Republic: 1 deaths 
#48   Kuwait: 1 deaths 
#49   Luxembourg: 1 deaths 
Total: 1,171 deaths  
Weighted average: 23.9 deaths  


DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:

SOURCE: World Health Organisation Statistical Information System

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NOTES: These statistics are derived from official causes of death detailed on certificates of death by each country. Rather than being a true indicator of the number of deaths attributed to a particular cause, mortality statistics reveal more about a particular country's reporting processes.

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