Over the past 50 years there is an average of 1 death a year. Sometimes there have been as many as 3 in 2 months.
The chance that you were to be killed to a shark is 1 in 3,748,067. As Australia's Population is around 21 000 000. then there is a 6 in 21 000 000 chance that you will be the person being declared dead after a shark attack.
I wouldn't get to worried about it, just enjoy the ocean and when you do hear an alarm get out as fast as possible.
The Great White shark is ranked first with attacks on humans. 31 attacks have come from Great Whites in 2 centuries. Each year, there are roughly over 100 shark attacks that have been reported, worldwide.
There is absolutely no evidence that global warming causes shark attacks.
Research had shown that in the US around 16 tiger shark attacks took place each year.
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About 50-75 shark attacks happen a year. Less than 20 die.
not a lot of sharks attack humans. when people get attacked it is from a bite.sharks dont like the taste of humans. only about 4-10 people a year die from shark attacks. 150 people die each year from a coconut.
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deaths tolls per year from sharks 9,087,665 - 2007 5,556,122 - 2006 10,333,456 - 2005
On average, around 1,000 people are killed by crocodiles worldwide each year. These attacks often happen in regions where humans and crocodiles coexist, such as parts of Africa, Asia, and Australia.
hundreds of people die every year because of shark attacks.-That is not true, between 4-5 people die each year from a shark related incident.
The Carcharodon carcharias or the "White Shark" seems to be the most dangerous shark with 373 attacks. Added by Sarahgtucker: the great white shark is assumed to be the most dangerous shark in the world due to all its bad publicity in the ocean and with Jaws. actually, the most dangerous shark is the bull shark often found in the Mississippi River, the Tennessee River, and the ocean will eat anything. it is the only shark that can live in fresh and salt water. the great white only attacks people when it is starving to death or thinks it is its food. the bull shark will eat anything no matter what it is.
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