10 Deadliest Animals to Humans
A List of the Animals Responsible for the Most Human Deaths
Who are the most deadly animals to humans?
A list of the deadliest animals to humans worldwide measured by the number of humans killed per year has been released. The list, which was compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO), is based on data from 2000 to 2019.
The top 10 deadliest animals to humans are:
- Mosquitoes (750,000 deaths per year)
- Snakes (50,000 deaths per year)
- Dogs (25,000 deaths per year)
- Tsetse flies (20,000 deaths per year)
- Snails (20,000 deaths per year)
- Assassin bugs (12,000 deaths per year)
- Scorpions (3,250 deaths per year)
- Leeches (2,000 deaths per year)
- Lizards (1,500 deaths per year)
- Centipedes (1,000 deaths per year)
It is important to note that these numbers are based on reported deaths, and the actual number of deaths may be higher. Additionally, the list does not include animals that are responsible for indirect deaths, such as those that transmit diseases.
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