In 2022, there were a total of 57 unprovoked shark attacks on humans worldwide. This was the second lowest number during the period under consideration. Five of those shark attacks were fatal which is a slight decrease from the previous year.
Number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide from 2000 to 2022
Unprovoked attacks are defined as incidents where an attack on a live human occurs in the shark’s natural habitat with no human provocation of the shark.
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