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International Shark Attack File

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

© International Shark Attack File
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida