U.S. Annual Average of Animal-Related Fatalities During the 1990s

Animal	Average Number of Fatalities Per Year
Deer (Vehicular Collisions) 1	130
Dogs 2	18
Snakes 3	15
Mountain Lions 4	0.6
Sharks 5	0.4
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Source of animal fatality data: 1U.S. Department of Transportation 2Journal: Pediatrics 3Center for Disease Control 4Thomas J. Chester 5International Shark Attack File, 15 July 2003

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