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Table 4 Annual mortality associated with envenomations per 100,000 population in Brazil according to the venomous animal, 2001-2012

From: Epidemiology of envenomations by terrestrial venomous animals in Brazil based on case reporting: from obvious facts to contingencies

Year

Snake

Spider

Scorpion

Caterpillar

Bee

2001

0.040

0.005

0.025

0.003

2002

0.065

0.001

0.033

0.008

2003

0.067

0.003

0.029

0.004

2004

0.063

0.003

0.023

0.002

0.005

2005

0.062

0.005

0.026

0.002

0.007

2006

0.041

0.005

0.015

0.007

2007

0.071

0.011

0.035

0.000

0.010

2008

0.065

0.012

0.047

0.002

0.006

2009

0.069

0.011

0.049

0.001

0.017

2010

0.068

0.009

0.035

0.001

0.016

2011

0.073

0.010

0.044

0.002

0.016

2012

0.064

0.008

0.049

0.001

0.015