In 2023, there were a total of 69 unprovoked shark attacks on humans worldwide. This was an increase in comparison to the previous year. Ten of those shark attacks were fatal.
Number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide from 2000 to 2023
Characteristic
Non-fatal
Fatal
2023
59
10
2022
52
5
2021
64
9
2020
47
10
2019
62
2
2018
62
4
2017
83
5
2016
77
4
2015
92
6
2014
70
3
2013
67
10
2012
76
7
2011
66
13
2010
76
6
2009
61
7
2008
51
4
2007
69
1
2006
55
4
2005
54
4
2004
59
7
2003
52
4
2002
63
3
2001
72
4
2000
78
11
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Unprovoked attacks are defined as incidents where an attack on a live human occurs in the shark’s natural habitat with no human provocation of the shark.
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