Things That Kill More People Yearly Than Sharks!! (This is very interesting and a bit shocking, so please read, it took forever to get these stats together :3)
NOte: the thing that causes the death and the rough estimate of the number of deaths from that cause per year is what is listed. For example:
Cause: Number of deaths
Anyways, here we go.
Hippos: 500-3,000
Lawnmowers: 900
Coconuts: 150
Cows: 20
Selfies: 40
Domestic Dogs: 25,000
Champagne Cork: 24
Lightning strikes: 20
Icicles: Above 115
Freshwater Snails: 20,000
Hot Dogs: 70
Ants: 40
Tanning Beds: 1200 (based on skin cancer caused by it)
All Shark Species: 5 globally
Some US Stats, These are just from the US, because the US loves surveying random causes of death for some reason:
Vending Machines: 2-4
Swings: 27
TV’s: 34
Sharks: 0.1-1
Bonus: Amount of people bitten by sharks a year, usually by accident: 50
Humans kill 100 million sharks a year, that’s one death every 3 seconds.
BONUS BONUS: Shark lifespans, just so people know how long sharks live
Greenland Shark: Estimated to live 272 to 512 years (with an average around 390 years), making it the longest-lived vertebrate known to science. They do not reach sexual maturity until they are about 150 years old.
Spiny Dogfish: Can live between 25 and 100 years.
Whale Shark: Estimated to live 70 to 100 years.
Great White Shark: Believed to live between 40 and 70 years.
Tiger Shark: Typically lives between 27 and 50 years.
Great Hammerhead: Generally lives 25 to 40+ years.
Shortfin Mako: Estimated around 30 years.
Bull Shark: Around 16 years.
Blue Shark: Around 15 years
