User:WeatherWriter/Lightning of 2022

About 240,000 incidents regarding lightning strikes happen globally each year. According to National Geographic, annually about 2,000 people are killed worldwide by lightning. According to these figures, then, the average human has roughly a one in 60,000 to 80,000 chance of falling victim to lightning in a lifetime of about 65–70 years. Furthermore, due to increased awareness and improved lightning conductors and protection, the number of annual lightning deaths has been decreasing steadily year by year. On average, lightning kills 20 people each year in the United States and injures hundreds of others.

List of lightning strikes with casualties
This is a list of lightning strikes during 2022 that injured or killed a person.

List of other notable lightning strikes
This is a list of lightning strikes that did not injure or kill anyone, but are notable for other reasons.