Most people have one animal phobia or another, be it a fear of sharks thanks to sensationalist blockbusters or a horror of anything that creeps and crawls. Ferocious beasts of all shapes and sizes can be downright deadly. Some actively cause large numbers of human fatalities, while others are relatively unknown but extremely lethal when contact is made. The deadliest creatures are often much smaller – and more likely to kill through disease rather than razor-sharp teeth.
Here are the 20 most dangerous animals in the world.
| Rank | Animal | Humans killed per year |
| 1. | Mosquito | 725,000 |
| 2. | Human | 400,000 |
| 3. | Snake | 100,000 |
| 4. | Dog | 30,000 |
| 5. | Freshwater snail | 20,000 |
| 6. | Assassin Bug | 12,000 |
| 7. | Tsetse Fly | 10,000 |
| 8. | Ascaris Roundworm | 4,500 |
| 9. | Scorpion | 3,200 |
| 10. | Crocodile | 1,000 |
| 11. | Tapeworm | 700 |
| 12. | Elephants | 500 |
| 13. | Hippopotamus | 500 |
| 14. | Lion | 250 |
| 15. | Buffalo | 200 |
| 16. | Deer | 130 |
| 17. | Tiger | 125 |
| 18. | Jellyfish | 110 |
| 19. | Pufferfish | 100 |
| 20. | Bee | 100 |
