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2.79M people have died worldwide from shark bite in one year.  |
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/sh...dwide-summary/
The ISAF 2020 shark attack report
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File investigated 129 alleged shark-human interactions worldwide in 2020. ISAF confirmed 57 unprovoked shark bites on humans and 39 provoked bites.
Global total of unprovoked shark bites significantly lower than average
The 2020 worldwide total of 57 confirmed unprovoked cases was lower than the most recent five-year (2015-2019) average of 80 incidents annually. There were 13 shark related fatalities this year, 10 of which were confirmed to be unprovoked. This number is above the annual global average of four unprovoked fatalities per year.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...de/4502604002/
Shark attacks were down again both in the U.S. and worldwide in 2019, according to a report released Tuesday.
Last year, 64 unprovoked shark attacks were reported around the globe, down from the average of 82, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File.
As for deaths, sharks killed two people in 2019, which is below the average of four.