According to data from BBC Science Focus, the 10 deadliest animals for humans are listed, with mosquitoes, other humans, and snakes topping the list.
Although encountering wild animals in a forest may seem like the worst scenario for people, many other creatures pose a far greater threat to humans than powerful predators.
Pallavi Rao of Visual Capitalist ranks the top 10 deadliest animals based on the annual amount of fatalities.
Spreaders of Diseases are Deadliest for Humans
Naturally, when it comes to the damage they cause to people, mosquitoes are the clear winners. More than 700,000 people are killed annually by a variety of severe illnesses, including malaria, yellow fever, and dengue.
It has been estimated that half of all human deaths throughout history have been caused by mosquitoes.
In the meantime, people are practically their own worst adversaries. With around 400,000 killings annually, humans rank second among animals in terms of mortality to ...
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