What animal is responsible for the most human deaths?

The Mosquito. Surprisingly, the most dangerous animal to humans is not a large, sharp-toothed predator but rather a tiny, buzzing insect. Mosquitoes are responsible for around 725,000 deaths per year. read more

Most people know that Jellyfish stings itch like crazy. However, not many people know that people die every year from jellyfish stings. In fact, according to The Medical Journal of Australia (Fenner, & Williams, 1996), the jellyfish is responsible for 15-30 times more deaths each year than all unprovoked shark attacks worldwide. read more

Animals like the tsetse fly, snakes, scorpions, and deer are all responsible for causing many human deaths each year. Historians and other scientists would argue that humans are the animals most responsible for human deaths each year. read more

Surprisingly, the most dangerous animal to humans is not a large, sharp-toothed predator but rather a tiny, buzzing insect. Mosquitoes are responsible for around 725,000 deaths per year. Most people consider them nothing more than a summer evening nuisance, but they are the deadliest animal on earth. read more

Mosquitoes and humans themselves could be regarded as the deadliest animals, responsible for the largest numbers of human deaths. read more

The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito. Mosquitoes carry parasites that spread malaria, a disease that kills roughly two million people every year. read more