The animals that kill the most humans each year
The top 3 according to 10 votes from people: Mosquito · Snake · Dog. (Updated Jul 6, 2018.)
The ranking of animals responsible for the most human deaths each year, based on the estimates published by Bill Gates (Gates Notes): the most dangerous is not the shark but the mosquito.
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Top 15
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1
Mosquito
About 725,000 deaths a year, mainly from the malaria, dengue and yellow fever it carries.
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2
Snake
About 50,000 deaths a year from venomous bites.
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3
Dog
About 25,000 deaths a year, almost all from rabies.
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4
Tsetse fly
About 10,000 deaths a year: it spreads sleeping sickness.
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5
Assassin bug
About 10,000 deaths a year: it spreads Chagas disease.
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6
Ascaris roundworm
About 2,500 deaths a year: an intestinal roundworm.
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7
Hippopotamus
About 500 deaths a year: the most dangerous of Africa's large mammals.
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8
Wolf
About 10 deaths a year.
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9
Freshwater snail
About 10,000 deaths a year: it hosts the worms that cause schistosomiasis.
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10
Tapeworm
About 2,000 deaths a year.
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11
Elephant
About 100 deaths a year.
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12
Lion
About 100 deaths a year.
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13
Shark
About 10 deaths a year: far fewer than its reputation suggests.
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14
Human
About 475,000 deaths a year through homicide.
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15
Crocodile
About 1,000 deaths a year.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (4)
Les serpents, surtout en Inde et en Afrique.
L'être humain deuxième, ça fait réfléchir.
Le chien à cause de la rage, on n'y pense pas.
Le moustique, de loin l'animal le plus dangereux.