How Scared Should We Be of Sharks?

HOW SCARED SHOULD WE BE OF SHARKS? Between 2006-2010: There were 179 shark attacks in the U.S. 3 were fatal For each human killed by a shark, there are approximately 25 million sharks killed by humans. Lifetime odds of death by shark attack: 1 in 3,700,000 Odds of death from other causes: Heart disease: 1 in 5 Cancer: 1 in 7 8822228 Stroke: 1 in 24 Hospital Infections: 1 in 38 Car accidents: 1 in 84 Animals more likely tO kill you than sharks Sharks kill less than one American every year. Each year in the U.S.: Cows kill 22 people Dogs kill 30-35 people Deer kill 130 people Bees kill 53 people Around the world: Mosquitoes: 655,000 people killed Jellyfish: 20-40 people killed in the Philipines Horses: 20 people killed Spiders: 6.5 people killed Hippos: 2,900 people killed Ants: 20-50 Rattlesnakes: 5.5 people killed in Africa people killed Provided by: PENNINGTON CREATIVE PenningtonCreative.com Sources: http://oceana.org/en/our-work/protect-marine-wild- life/sharks/learn-act/shark-attack-statistics http://natgeotv.com/uk/shark-attack-experi- ment-live/facts https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/attacks/rela- risklifetime.html http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/sto- ries/11-animals-more-likely-to-kill-you-than-sharks