Rabies causes about 59,000 deaths worldwide per year,[4] about 40% of which are in children under the age of 15.[13] More than 95% of human deaths from rabies occur in Africa and Asia.[1]
Vuvabyi bya rihuhu byi vanga kwalomu ka 55,000 wa mafu misava hinkwayo lembe hinkwaro.[1][8] Ku tlula 95% wa mafu lawa ya humelela e Asia na le Afrika.[1] Vuvabyi bya rihuhu byi kona eka ku tlula 150 wa matiko na matikonkulu ya Antartika.[1] Ku tlula tibiliyoni tinharhu ta vanhu ti tshama eka swifundza swa misava laha vuvabyi bya rihuhu byi nga kona.