稲妻に打たれる可能性は100万分の1です。しかし、National Weather Serviceの最新のデータによると、あなたの生涯で打たれる確率は、実際には15,300分の1です。さらに、特定の年に米国で雷に打たれる可能性は、70万人に約1人です。打たれた人のうち、殺された人は約10％だけで、90％の障害を残しています。
The probability of being struck by lightning is 1 in a million. However, the odds of being struck in your lifetime are actually 1 in 15,300, according to the most recent data from the National Weather Service. Additionally, the odds of being struck by lightning in the US in any given year are about 1 in 700,000. Of those who are struck, only about 10% of people are killed, leaving 90% with various degrees of disability.