What animal causes the most human deaths each year?

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What animal causes the most human deaths each year?

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It's not surprising to see this type of 'stunt' from Bill Gates and let me be on record for supporting his Foundation and the work they do with the GAVI Alliance 100%. However, it's worth considering that nobody is technically killed by a mosquito but rather the disease-causing organisms they unwittingly carry about: Plasmodium sp. in the case of malaria.

Sadly, the animal that kills most humans each year and where Mr Gates' infographic is correct, is other humans.
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