Shark Bites - The World's Deadliest Sharks

Shark Week Mini Graphic #3



Shark Bites: The World�۪s deadliest sharks

Sharks are not as deadly as you might think. Of 118 recorded shark attacks around the globe last year, 17 resulted in death (about15%). Contrary to popular belief, only a few sharks are dangerous to humans. Find out below which sharks pose the biggest threat.





Data below courtesy of the international shark attack file 1580-2011



Great white

194 non-fatal attacks

69 fatal attacks



Tiger

66 non-fatal attacks

29 fatal attacks



Bull

65 non-fatal attacks

26 fatal attacks



Requiem

33 non-fatal attacks

7 fatal attacks



Blue

8 non-fatal attacks

4 fatal attacks



Oceanic Whitetip

7 non-fatal attacks

3 fatal attacks



Shortfin mako

8 non-fatal attacks

2 fatal attacks



Sand tiger

28 non-fatal attacks

1 fatal attack



Blacktip

27 non-fatal attacks

1 fatal attack



Use with caution!

Positive identification of attacking sharks is difficult since victims rarely make adequate observations of the attacker. As a result, numbers are likely skewed to the best known species of sharks. SHARK WEEK MINI-GRAPHIC #3 SHARK BITES THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST SHARKS Sharks are not as deadly as you might think. Of 118 recorded shark attacks around the globe last year, 17 resulted in death (about 15%). Contrary to popular belief, only a few sharks are dangerous to humans. Find out below which sharks pose the biggest threat: DATA BELOW COURTESY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHARK ATTACK FILE 1580-2011 50 200 1E OF ATTACKS: 100 150 GREAT WHITE 194 non-fatal attacks 69 fatal attacks TIGER 66 non-fatal attacks 29 fatal attacks BULL 65 non-fatal attacks 26 fatal attacks REQUIEM 33 non-fatal attacks 7 fatal attacks BLUE 8 non-fatal attacks 4 fatal attacks OCEANIC WHITETIP 7 non-fatal attacks 3 fatal attacks SHORTFIN MAKO 8 non-fatal attacks USE WITH CAUTION! Positive identification of attacking sharks is difficult since victims rarely make 2 fatal attacks adequate observations of the attacker. As a result, numbers are likely skewed to the best known species of sharks. SAND TIGER 28 non-fatal attacks 1 fatal attack BLACKTIP 27 non-fatal attacks 1 fatal attack SOURCE: © 2OOLOGYDEGREEONLINE.COM O0O flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/species2.htm http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html Created under a Creative Commons License BY NC ND