According to GatesNotes, many people around the world are dying more from mosquito bites than any other. In 2015, mosquito bites were the leading cause of death among people around the world.
According to Stats, mosquitoes killed 830,000 people in different parts around the world. The leading cause of death was malaria, more common in Africa that results from one being bitten by a female mosquito known as Anopheles.
Human beings killed 580,000 other human being in 2015. This includes people who died in war-torn countries such as Syria, Somalia, and South Sudan. Most cases from single killings were not captured which simply means the numbers could be higher.
The number of people who died from snake bites and sandflies stood at 60,000 and 24,200 respectively while those who died from dog bites and kissing bugs were at 17,400 and 8,000 respectively.
Freshwater snails, Scorpions, Tsetse flies, Roundworms and Tapeworms killed 4,500, 3,500, 3,700, 2,700 and 1,600 people respectively.
Crocodiles killed 1,000 people while Hippopotamuses and Lions killed 500 and 100 people each around the world.
Elephants, Bees, Tigers, Jellyfish, Wolves, and Shark killed 100, 60, 50, 10 and 6 people around the world respectively.
In Kenya, according to the World Health Organization, the killer diseases include:
- Diarrheal diseases
- Influenza
- HIV/AIDS
- Stroke
- Coronary heart disease
- Tuberculosis
- Prostate cancer
- Malaria
- Cervical cancer
- Diabetes
- Breast cancer
- Lung disease
- Esophagus cancer
- Meningitis
World Health Organization (WHO) data published in 2018 ranks Kenya at 132 in regards to life expectancy placing Males at 64.4, females at 68.9 and a total life expectancy of 66.7.
Kenya as a developing country faces a number of challenges in combating most causes of death with a number of lifestyle diseases creeping into the list. Below is a list of 20 killer diseases in the country according to WHO.