1580-2007 Statistics of Shark Attacks on Divers Worldwide
(N=243)

North America (not Hawaii) 64 26.34% USA (not Hawaii) 59 24.28% Florida 26 10.70% California 22 9.05% Delaware 2 0.82% North Carolina 2 0.82% Connecticut 1 0.41% Louisiana 1 0.41% Texas 1 0.41% Other 4 1.65% Mexico 4 1.65% Bermuda 1 0.41% Australia 55 22.63% Australia 43 17.70% Queensland 16 6.58% Western Australia 14 5.76% New South Wales 5 2.06% South Australia 4 1.65% Tasmania 3 1.23% Victoria 1 0.41% Northern Territory 1 0.41% New Zealand 11 4.53% Pacific Ocean Islands 48 19.75% Hawaii 18 7.41% Fiji Islands 10 4.12% Papua New Guinea 6 2.47% Marshall Islands 5 2.06% Wake Island 2 0.82% Solomon Islands 1 0.41% New Caledonia 2 0.82% American Samoa 1 0.41% Federated States of Micronesia 1 0.41% Kiribati 1 0.41% Guam 1 0.41% Central America and Caribbean Islands 21 8.64% Bahama Islands 15 6.17% Panama 2 0.82% Virgin Islands 2 0.82% Cayman Islands 1 0.41% Costa Rica 1 0.41% Africa 23 9.47% Republic of South Africa 9 3.70% Kenya 4 1.65% Mascarene Islands 2 0.82% Sudan 2 0.82% Egypt 2 0.82% Mozambique 1 0.41% Tunisia 1 0.42% Djibouti 1 0.41% Libya 1 0.41% Asia 14 5.76% Saudi Arabia 4 1.65% Japan 2 0.82% Singapore 2 0.82% Hong Kong 1 0.41% Iran 1 0.41% Malaysia 1 0.41% United Arab Emirates 1 0.41% Philippine Islands 1 0.41% South Korea 1 0.41% Europe 12 4.94% Italy 7 2.88% England 2 0.82% Greece 2 0.82% Croatia 1 0.41% South America 5 2.06% Brazil 3 1.23% Ecuador 2 0.82% Other 1 0.41%

Note: the percentages in each row stand for that particular location compared to the rest of the world.


Last updated: January 29, 2008

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