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DEFINITION
Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
Mortality Statistics > Victim of lightning (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #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 | Poland: | 17 deaths | |
| #11 | Panama: | 17 deaths | |
| #12 | Argentina: | 13 deaths | |
| #13 | Venezuela: | 13 deaths | |
| #14 | Moldova: | 11 deaths | |
| #15 | Spain: | 7 deaths | |
| #16 | Japan: | 6 deaths | |
| #17 | Paraguay: | 6 deaths | |
| #18 | Uruguay: | 5 deaths | |
| #19 | Ecuador: | 5 deaths | |
| #20 | Kyrgyzstan: | 5 deaths | |
| #21 | Slovakia: | 5 deaths | |
| #22 | Korea, South: | 5 deaths | |
| #23 | El Salvador: | 4 deaths | |
| #24 | Lithuania: | 4 deaths | |
| #25 | Nicaragua: | 3 deaths | |
| #26 | Canada: | 3 deaths | |
| #27 | Australia: | 3 deaths | |
| #28 | Croatia: | 2 deaths | |
| #29 | Denmark: | 2 deaths | |
| #30 | Latvia: | 2 deaths | |
| #31 | Germany: | 2 deaths | |
| #32 | Hungary: | 2 deaths | |
| #33 | Sweden: | 2 deaths | |
| #34 | Chile: | 2 deaths | |
| #35 | Estonia: | 1 deaths | |
| #36 | Kuwait: | 1 deaths | |
| #37 | Finland: | 1 deaths | |
| #38 | Netherlands: | 1 deaths | |
| #39 | Egypt: | 1 deaths | |
| #40 | Puerto Rico: | 1 deaths | |
| #41 | Czech Republic: | 1 deaths | |
| #42 | Austria: | 1 deaths | |
| #43 | Georgia: | 1 deaths | |
| #44 | Barbados: | 1 deaths | |
| #45 | Luxembourg: | 1 deaths | |
| #46 | Costa Rica: | 1 deaths | |
| #47 | Norway: | 1 deaths | |
| #48 | Dominican Republic: | 1 deaths | |
| #49 | Slovenia: | 1 deaths | |
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Total: |
1,171 deaths |
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Weighted average: |
23.9 deaths |
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DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
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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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