1580-2012 Map of World's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=2,569)

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Territory	Total Attacks	Fatal Attacks	Last Fatality		Territory	Total Attacks	Fatal Attacks	Last Fatality
Continental USA	1022	36	2012		Antilles & Bahamas	67	16	1972
Australia	510	144	2012		Middle America	62	27	2011
Africa	326	89	2012		New Zealand	48	8	1968
Asia	126	51	2000		Europe	36	17	1984
Pacific/Oceania Islands (w/out Hawaii)	125	50	2011		Bermuda	3	0
Hawaii	116	8	2004		Unspecified/Open Ocean	20	7	1995
South America	112	25	2009		WORLD	2,569	484	2012

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Last updated: February 11, 2013

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