A bit of trivia

Which two animals have been responsible for killing the most people worldwide?

According to the "Book of General Ignorance" by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson the answer is:

1) The female mosquito and
2) The Marmot.

The female mosquito is responsible for killing up to half of the people who have ever died (45 billion). Even now they kill someone every 12 seconds.

The Marmot kills you by coughing on you. The bobac variety, found on the Mongolian steppe was responsible for Bubonic plague.

So there you have it.