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Feb 23, 2018 · The world's deadliest animal isn't a shark or even a human. Drawing from a graphic from Bill Gates' blog, we decided to rank the world's deadliest animals. Most of the deaths caused by animals, it turns out, have less to do with the animals themselves than the diseases they unwittingly transmit.
- Fever
A fever is any significant increase in an animal's body...
- World Health Organisation
Formally established with a constitution in April, 1948, the...
- Virus
A virus is genetic material contained within an organic...
- Fever
Jun 23, 2024 · 32 of the most dangerous animals on Earth. News. By Carys Matthews. published 23 June 2024. From the tiniest insects to the largest land animal on Earth, here are some of the most dangerous and...
- Mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are estimated to kill about 725,000 people every year. According to the World Health Organization, about 725,000 people are killed every year by mosquito-borne diseases.
- Snakes. Image source, Hunter Reptile Rescue. The Inland Taipan snake is the world's most venomous, but not deadliest. An estimated 50,000 people are killed every year by snakes.
- Dogs. In countries where they commonly carry the disease, dogs are involved in up to 99% of rabies infections. Man's best friend?
- Tsetse fly. Media caption, Maryam Abdalla reports on the blue targets luring tsetse flies. The tsetse fly is roughly similar in size and appearance to the ordinary housefly, but it packs a lot more of a punch.
- Mosquitos. The world’s most dangerous animal is also one of the smallest. But the mosquito’s dangers lie not in its size but in the diseases it carries—mainly malaria, which kills 400,000 people a year and sickens hundreds of millions more.
- Humans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), humans are the second most deadly animals on Earth. Each year, there are an estimated 19,141 homicides, 14,414 of which are attributed to firearms.
- Saw Scaled Viper. According to WHO data, between 4.5 million and 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes each year, of which 1.8 million to 2.7 million develop clinical illness, and 81,000 to 138,000 die.
- Dogs. Rabies, a zoonotic and viral disease, causes tens of thousands of deaths each year. While rabies is present in all continents (except Antarctica) and can be carried by any mammal, dogs contribute up to 99% of all transmissions to humans.
- Mosquitoes. (Kills 725,000 per year through spreading diseases such as malaria) Read more: Top 10: Which animals have the strongest bite? Top 10: Which animals sleep the most?
- Humans (homicides only) (Kills 400,000 humans per year)
- Snakes. (Kills 138,000 humans per year)
- Dogs (rabies) (Kills 59,000 per year)
This is a list of the deadliest animals to humans worldwide, measured by the number of humans killed per year. Different lists have varying criteria and definitions, so lists from different sources disagree and can be contentious.
Jun 3, 2024 · The species responsible for the highest percentages of fatal attacks are the great white shark, the bull shark, and the tiger shark. Over 375 shark species have been identified, but only about 12 of those species are considered dangerous.
