Mosquitoes Kill 760,000 People a Year — and We Already Have the Tools to Stop Them

Global estimates attribute roughly 760,000 deaths a year to mosquitoes (mostly malaria) and about 100,000 to venomous snakes, with the remainder of animal-caused deaths far smaller. Many of these deaths are preventable with existing tools—bednets, insecticides, vaccines/medication, antivenoms—but access gaps leave large fatality burdens in poorer regions. — Shifting attention and resources from rare predator attacks to ubiquitous, preventable vectors could save hundreds of thousands of lives and should reshape global public‑health priorities and funding.