NUMBER OF SHARK ATTACKS IN THE U.S. VS. AUSTRALIA

SHARKS

• 500 species
• About a dozen dangerous species
• Can live to be 50 years old
• Have about 3,000 teeth at one time
• Believed to be immune to cancer

ATTACKS IN THE U.S.

• Total of 53 shark attacks in 2013
• Florida had 24/53 of those attacks
• California and South Carolina each had 4/53 of those attacks
• Hawaii had 16/53 of those attacks
• Hawaii was the only state to have fatalities (2)

ATTACKS IN AUSTRALIA

• 13 total
• 2 fatalities
• Most attacks took place in Western Australia

TOTAL ATTACKS IN THE WORLD

• 116 world wide shark attacks
• 13 fatal attacks
• Most attacks took place in the U.S. and Australia

MOST DANGEROUS SHARKS

• Great White
• Bull Shark
• Tiger Shark

PLACES RANKED FOR MOST ATTACKS

• United States (excluding Hawaii
• Australia
• Africa
• Asia
• Hawaii

OVERALL REVIEW

• United States is ranked #1 for most attacks
• Australia had the most recent attack (2014)
• Australia & the U.S. each had 2 fatalities (2013)

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