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Shark attacks worldwide 2000-2018
Shark attacks worldwide 2000-2018
Number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide from 2000 to 2018
The statistic shows the number of shark attacks worldwide from 2000 to 2018. In 2018, a total of 66 unprovoked shark attacks on humans were counted worldwide.
Number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide from 2000 to 2018
| Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89 | 11 | 78 |
| 2001 | 76 | 4 | 72 |
| 2002 | 66 | 3 | 63 |
| 2003 | 56 | 4 | 52 |
| 2004 | 66 | 7 | 59 |
| 2005 | 58 | 4 | 54 |
| 2006 | 59 | 4 | 55 |
| 2007 | 70 | 1 | 69 |
| 2008 | 55 | 4 | 51 |
| 2009 | 68 | 7 | 61 |
| 2010 | 82 | 6 | 76 |
| 2011 | 79 | 13 | 66 |
| 2012 | 83 | 7 | 76 |
| 2013 | 77 | 10 | 67 |
| 2014 | 73 | 3 | 70 |
| 2015 | 98 | 6 | 92 |
| 2016 | 81 | 4 | 77 |
| 2017 | 88 | 5 | 83 |
| 2018 | 66 | 4 | 62 |
| Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89 | 11 | 78 |
| 2001 | 76 | 4 | 72 |
| 2002 | 66 | 3 | 63 |
| 2003 | 56 | 4 | 52 |
| 2004 | 66 | 7 | 59 |
| 2005 | 58 | 4 | 54 |
| 2006 | 59 | 4 | 55 |
| 2007 | 70 | 1 | 69 |
| 2008 | 55 | 4 | 51 |
| 2009 | 68 | 7 | 61 |
| 2010 | 82 | 6 | 76 |
| 2011 | 79 | 13 | 66 |
| 2012 | 83 | 7 | 76 |
| 2013 | 77 | 10 | 67 |
| 2014 | 73 | 3 | 70 |
| 2015 | 98 | 6 | 92 |
| 2016 | 81 | 4 | 77 |
| 2017 | 88 | 5 | 83 |
| 2018 | 66 | 4 | 62 |
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- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2018
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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.
Data for previous years can be found here.
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- Release date
- January 2019
More information
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
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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.
Data for previous years can be found here.
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