Australia Deadly Animals Statistics

Top 30 dangerous animals in Australia.

Australia deadly animals statistics. The Worlds Deadliest Animals. The last known death by a cone snail in Australia was in 1935. They are found throughout shallow coastal waters of the northern half of Australia.

It has an LD 50 of 0272. Number of road traffic fatalities Australia 1990-2019. And here in Australia86 of our native flora and fauna species now critically endangered.

This list was developed by the Australian Museum in Sydney. When you compare the animal deaths to other causes of death in Australia like drowning killing 290 per year or car accidents killing 1200 people per year it is clear that even the most deadly of Aussie creatures the horse just arent that deadly. Theyre mainly located in Northern and Eastern Australia.

Australias most poisonous dangerous animals not just to humans Bluebottle jellyfish Box jellyfish Irukandji jellyfish Sting ray Common lungfish Blue-ringed octopus Smooth toadfish pufferfish Stonefish Reef stonefish Cone shell sea snails Bull shark Great white shark Saltwater crocodile. By far the greatest killer animal in Australia is the motorist modernicar. This is a very venomous snake specie.

Between 2001 and 2007 an average of 30 people died in Australia each year in animal-related incidents. This species doesnt have particularly potent venom but the allergic reaction suffered by 1-2 per cent of the population coupled with the high incidence of bee stings make them second to snakes as the most deadly venomous animal in Australia. Our planet is currently experiencing the worst wave of species die-offs since the loss of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

In most cases it results in death. Sharks and marine animals killed 26 people crocodiles caused 17 fatalities. About 35000 deaths can be attributed to rabies and of those cases 99 percent are caused by dogs according to WHO.