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.
In 2006, there were seven reported shark attacks in Australian waters. One was fatal. Worldwide, there were four fatal shark attacks. See the link below for more details.
There were 100 shark attacks in 2011. 16 were fatal.
98 people died and 1072 were bitten
It is estimated that around 2,000 people have died from shark attacks in the last 100 years. Shark attacks are rare, with an average of around 6 deaths per year globally.
Approximately 30 people die from shark attacks each year worldwide.
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.
22 shark attacks where in Tenerife in the last year
there have been five shark attacks ever to occur in Ireland.
Florida reported 30 shark attacks in 2015.
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In 2000 there were 79 reported shark attacks 11 fatal In 2005 there were 61 reported shark attacks and 2006 there were 62 reported shark attacks. The majority of the attacks occur in the US 53 in 2000 40 in 2005 and 38 in 2006.