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Top 100 Deadliest Animals to Humans

Sunday, August 9, 2026

A past Centumth puzzle. Play it on this page with five guesses, or read the full Top 100 ranking below.

Nature isn’t always cuddly. Ranked by estimated human deaths per year. Top ranks follow Our World in Data / WHO–IHME summaries; mid ranks add widely cited CNET/Statista-style figures; lower ranks are approximate extras from sparse attack records and popular compilations (often well under 1 death/year). Not a precise scientific Top 100.

This list was researched and ranked by hand for Centumth. Entries near #1 are the names almost everyone thinks of first. Entries near #100 are true, a little obscure, and still fair if you think sideways. Sources below are the starting point — the final order can include small editorial calls so the daily puzzle stays balanced.

You can play this archive puzzle with five guesses, or reveal the complete ranking if you came here looking for the list. Revealing locks this puzzle — you won’t be able to play it afterward.

Sources

Outbound sources help you verify the ranking. The published order is Centumth’s.

The full Top 100

  1. #1Mosquito
  2. #2Human
  3. #3Snake
  4. #4Dog
  5. #5Freshwater snail
  6. #6Kissing bug
  7. #7Sandfly
  8. #8Roundworm
  9. #9Scorpion
  10. #10Tapeworm
  11. #11Tsetse fly
  12. #12Elephant
  13. #13Bee
  14. #14Cape buffalo
  15. #15Crocodile
  16. #16Deer
  17. #17Lion
  18. #18Tiger
  19. #19Jellyfish
  20. #20Hippopotamus
  21. #21Spider
  22. #22Leopard
  23. #23Ant
  24. #24Horse
  25. #25Bear
  26. #26Cow
  27. #27Rhinoceros
  28. #28Water buffalo
  29. #29Wild boar
  30. #30Shark
  31. #31Wolf
  32. #32Pig
  33. #33Hyena
  34. #34Chimpanzee
  35. #35Cougar
  36. #36Alligator
  37. #37Polar bear
  38. #38Camel
  39. #39Moose
  40. #40Stingray
  41. #41Bat
  42. #42Cat
  43. #43Baboon
  44. #44Coyote
  45. #45Dingo
  46. #46Kangaroo
  47. #47Bison
  48. #48Elk
  49. #49Cassowary
  50. #50Ostrich
  51. #51Komodo dragon
  52. #52Stonefish
  53. #53Cone snail
  54. #54Blue-ringed octopus
  55. #55Electric eel
  56. #56Piranha
  57. #57Tick
  58. #58Rat
  59. #59Fox
  60. #60Raccoon
  61. #61Goose
  62. #62Swan
  63. #63Eagle
  64. #64Giraffe
  65. #65Zebra
  66. #66Wildebeest
  67. #67Warthog
  68. #68Honey badger
  69. #69Wolverine
  70. #70Porcupine
  71. #71Platypus
  72. #72Gila monster
  73. #73Monitor lizard
  74. #74Snapping turtle
  75. #75Caiman
  76. #76Donkey
  77. #77Goat
  78. #78Sheep
  79. #79Llama
  80. #80Yak
  81. #81Gorilla
  82. #82Orangutan
  83. #83Jaguar
  84. #84Cheetah
  85. #85Snow leopard
  86. #86Lynx
  87. #87Bobcat
  88. #88African wild dog
  89. #89Badger
  90. #90Skunk
  91. #91Barracuda
  92. #92Moray eel
  93. #93Lionfish
  94. #94Pufferfish
  95. #95Centipede
  96. #96Flea
  97. #97Louse
  98. #98Vulture
  99. #99Hawk
  100. #100Mandrill

The full ranked list is included on this page. Use Reveal full 100 list to read it, or play the game above.