Under normal circumstances, Nile crocodiles are believed to be responsible for a considerably greater number of fatal attacks on humans than saltwater crocodiles, but this may have more to do with the fact that many people in Africa tend to rely on riparian areas for their livelihood, which is less prevalent in most of Asia and certainly less so in Australia.
En circunstancias normais, o crocodilo do Nilo crese que é responsable dun número maior de ataques mortais a humanos, pero isto pode deberse a que moitas persoas en África adoitan depender das zonas riberáns para a súa subsistencia, o cal é menos común na maior parte de Asia e aínda menos en Australia.