NYC Reported Dog Bites. Section 11.03 of NYC Health Code requires all animals bites to be reported within 24 hours of the event. Information reported assists the Health Department to determine if the biting dog is healthy ten days after the person was bitten in order to avoid having the person bitten receive unnecessary rabies shots. Data is collected from reports received online, mail, fax or by phone to 311 or NYC DOHMH Animal Bite Unit. Each record represents a single dog bite incident. Information on breed, age, gender and Spayed or Neutered status have not been verified by DOHMH and is listed only as reported to DOHMH. A blank space in the dataset means no data was available.

People aged between 50 and 59 were the most likely victims of dog bites and strikes in England in 2023/24, with almost 1.8 thousand admissions in this reporting year. Furthermore, nearly 1.2 thousand children aged under 10 years of age were also admitted to hospital as a result of dog bites and strikes.

There were 30,594 dog attacks recorded by the police in England and Wales in 2023, compared with 18,527 in 2018. This type of offence, defined by the police as out-of-control dogs causing injury, has increased by 12,067 offences during the provided time period.

As of September 30, 2023, there were 16 deaths registered in England and Wales where the cause of death was due to being bitten or struck by a dog for that year. This was by far the most during the provided time period, with 2022 having the second-highest at six.

There were more than 26,000 new registrations of pet dogs in Norway in 2023. Among these, measured by new registration numbers, the most popular dog breed was the Border Collie. Comparison to Sweden In Sweden, Labrador Retriever dogs were the most popular breed in 2023 with 39,800 animals. Also, more than 33,000 registered German Shepherd dogs were recorded.  Banned dog breeds  In Norway, dog breeds which are considered potentially aggressive and dangerous are banned. It is also illegal to have crossbreeds of them or import these dogs into the country. Moreover, it is against the law to import dogs that have been trained to attack. Banned dog breeds are for example, Pit Bull Terriers or American Staffordshire Terriers. In general, the import of live animals is strictly regulated. Despite the strict regulations, the import value of live animals has been high in 2023 compared to the previous years.

The deadliest animals in the world based on the number of human deaths per year is not a creature that humans usually find scary, such as a lion or snake. Mosquitos are by far the deadliest creature in the world when it comes to annual human deaths, causing around one million deaths per year, compared to 100,000 deaths from snakes and 250 from lions. Perhaps surpringly, dogs are the third deadliest animal to humans. Dogs are responsible for around 30,000 human deaths per year, with the vast majority of these deaths resulting from rabies that is transmitted from the dog.

Malaria

Mosquitos are the deadliest creature in the world because they transmit a number of deadly diseases, the worst of which is malaria. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that results in fever, chills, headache, vomiting and, if left untreated, death. Malaria disproportionately affects poorer regions of the world such as Africa and South-East Asia. In 2020, there were around 627,000 deaths from malaria worldwide.

Mosquito-borne diseases in the U.S.

The most common mosquito-borne diseases reported in the United States include West Nile virus, malaria, and dengue viruses. Many of these cases, however, are from travelers who contracted the disease in another country - this is especially true for malaria, Zika, and dengue. In 2018, the states of California, New York, and Texas reported the highest number of mosquito-borne disease cases in the United States.