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The top deadliest animals on earth. Number one mosquitoes with 750,000 deaths a year. Mosquitoes. The pesky bugs that suck blood and transmit viruses from person to person are responsible for the most animal related deaths. Mosquitoes are responsible for more than 830,000 deaths per year. And unfortunately, that makes sense. Mosquitoes not only leave an itchy bite, but they are also carriers of illnesses and diseases including zika, malaria, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile and yellow fever. All of which are fertile. Malaria by itself is responsible for more than half of mosquito related deaths predominantly in Sub Saharan Africa. Though it's under decline, the incidence of malaria fell by 37% between 4015. According to the World Health Organization, number two, humans with 437,000 deaths a year. According to the United Nations Office on drugs and crime, there were about 437,000 homicides in 2012 making humans the second most deadly animal and the deadliest mammal to humans. We are not quite our own worst enemy, but we are pretty close the top deadliest animals on earth. Number three snakes, snakes kill about 100,000 humans every year and they attack in a variety of ways. According to the World Health Organization, 600 of the 3000 species of snakes are venomous. Some of the most dangerous snakes live alongside people in areas where access to anti venom and medical care is limited such as India, other snakes such as pitons or noon will simply and crush you to death. And all the cobra has to do is spit venom on your face to kill you. Number four dogs, yeah, with 35,000 deaths a year, dogs, specifically, dogs infected by rabies virus are one of the deadliest animals out there. Though the virus can be prevented using vaccines. About 35,000 deaths can be attributed to rabies and of those cases, 99% are caused by dogs. According to World Health Organization.