Most Dangerous Animals in the World by Deaths Per Year

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Most Dangerous Animals in the World by Deaths Per Year

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Key Findings

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Mosquito leads in Deaths Per Year (Thousands) with 725.

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Average Deaths Per Year (Thousands): 180 · median: 39.50.

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Gap: Mosquito is 725× larger than Crocodile.

About This Dataset

Most Dangerous Animals in the World by Deaths Per Year

Animals ranked by the average number of human deaths they cause annually worldwide. Mosquitoes are by far the deadliest animal on earth, responsible for over 700,000 human deaths per year through the transmission of malaria, dengue fever, Zika, and other diseases.

Analysis

Mosquito (725), Human (475) and Snake (138) take the top three in Deaths Per Year (Thousands). Mosquito alone accounts for more than the other 7 entities combined: 725 against 715 Deaths Per Year (Thousands). Only 2 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (362.5 or more).

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Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

725

Mosquito

Deaths Per Year (Thousands) · All Time

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Deaths Per Year (Thousands)

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All Time

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Deaths Per Year (Thousands)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Deaths Per Year (Thousands) · ranked by All Time

✓ 8 sourced

#	Category	All Time
🥇	Mosquito	725
🥈	Human	475
🥉	Snake	138
4	Dog	59
5	Freshwater Snail	20
6	Assassin Bug	12
7	Tsetse Fly	10
8	Crocodile	1

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakebite Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistosomiasis Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagas_disease Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsetse_fly Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_attack Visit ↗

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