⚡ Struck by lightning vs 🔥 Dying in a fire
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You're 10.9× more likely to die in a fire
than to be struck by lightning
How we calculated this
Each figure is “1 in X.” The larger X is the rarer event. Dividing that number by the more common one gives the multiplier: you're 10.9× more likely to die in a fire. When the periods differ, this is a raw ratio of those figures, not a lifetime-normalized risk.
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You're 10.9× more likely to die in a fire (1 in 1,399, lifetime (US)) than to be struck by lightning (1 in 15,300, lifetime (US)). — How Likely Is That? https://www.howlikelyisthat.com/compare/odds-of-being-struck-by-lightning-vs-odds-of-dying-in-a-fire
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