Human Deaths in Japan Caused by Animals, 2013

Last year (2013), 24 people were killed by hornets/wasps/bees, according to the statistics of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 10 people of them were age 45-64, 14 people of them were over 65. The following table shows the number of deaths caused by animals in Japan, 2013.

Causes	Causes	Number of death
ネズミによる咬傷	bitten by mouse	1
犬による咬傷又は打撲	bitten/hit by dog	1
その他の哺乳類による咬傷又は打撲	bitten/hit by other mammal	11
爬虫類による咬傷又は挫滅	bitten/hit by reptile	0
毒ヘビ及び毒トカゲとの接触	contact with poisonous snake/lizard	4
毒グモとの接触	contact with poisonous spider	0
サソリとの接触	contact with scorpion	0
スズメバチ，ジガバチ及びミツバチとの接触	contact with hornet/wasp/bee	24
ムカデ及び有毒ヤスデ（熱帯）との接触	contact with poisonous chilopod	0
その他の有毒節足動物との接触	contact with other poisonous arthropod	2
有毒海生動植物との接触	contact with poisonous sea life	0