1000 deaths (which briefly googling suggests is less than the number that die from lighting strikes annually), is in no way comparable to the nearly half a mil

1000 deaths (which briefly googling suggests is less than the number that die from lighting strikes annually), is in no way comparable to the nearly half a million from cigarette related health issues[0]. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/tobacco_related_mortality/index.htm#:~:text=Cigarette%20smoking%20is%20estimated%20to%20cause%20the%20following%3A&text=More%20than%20480%2C000%20deaths%20annually,including%20deaths%20from%20secondhand%20smoke https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/heal...)