List of animals deadliest to humans

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. This article contains a compilation of lists from several reliable sources.

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List of animals deadliest to humans

Deadliest animals as of 2023

<table><thead><tr><th>Animal</th><th>Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>CNET</td><td>Business Insider</td><td>BBC News</td><td>Discover Wildlife</td></tr><tr><td>Mosquitoes</td><td>1,000,000</td><td>750,000</td><td>725,000</td><td>725,000–1,000,000</td></tr><tr><td>Human beings (homicide)</td><td>475,000</td><td>437,000</td><td></td><td>431,000</td></tr><tr><td>Snakes</td><td>50,000</td><td>100,000</td><td>50,000</td><td>138,000</td></tr><tr><td>Dogs</td><td>25,000</td><td>35,000</td><td>25,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Freshwater snails</td><td>10,000</td><td>20,000+</td><td></td><td>200,000</td></tr><tr><td>Assassin bugs</td><td>10,000</td><td>12,000</td><td></td><td>10,000</td></tr><tr><td>Tsetse flies</td><td>10,000</td><td>10,000</td><td>10,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Scorpions</td><td>3,250</td><td></td><td></td><td>2,600</td></tr><tr><td>Ascaris</td><td>2,500</td><td>4,500</td><td></td><td>2,500</td></tr><tr><td>Tapeworms</td><td>2,000</td><td>700</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Crocodiles</td><td>1,000</td><td>1,000</td><td>1,000</td><td>1,000</td></tr><tr><td>Elephants</td><td>500</td><td>500</td><td></td><td>500</td></tr><tr><td>Hippopotamuses</td><td>500</td><td>500</td><td>500</td><td>500</td></tr><tr><td>Lion</td><td>250</td><td>22+</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deer</td><td>130</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>