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Compare shark attacks by country Side-by-side breakdown of 3 countries from the Global Shark Attack File for 2025. Pick any 2–4 countries and a year to compare totals, fatality rates, and top species.
Year
All time 2026 (95 attacks) 2025 (82 attacks) 2024 (54 attacks) 2023 (110 attacks) 2022 (98 attacks) 2021 (111 attacks) 2020 (101 attacks) 2019 (114 attacks) 2018 (124 attacks) 2017 (141 attacks) 2016 (133 attacks) 2015 (143 attacks) 2014 (126 attacks) 2013 (122 attacks) 2012 (117 attacks) 2011 (128 attacks) 2010 (101 attacks) 2009 (120 attacks) 2008 (122 attacks) 2007 (113 attacks) 2006 (103 attacks) 2005 (103 attacks) 2004 (92 attacks) 2003 (92 attacks) 2002 (88 attacks) 2001 (92 attacks) 2000 (97 attacks) 1999 (66 attacks) 1998 (65 attacks) 1997 (57 attacks) 1996 (61 attacks) 1995 (76 attacks) 1994 (57 attacks) 1993 (56 attacks) 1992 (56 attacks) 1991 (39 attacks) 1990 (39 attacks) 1989 (53 attacks) 1988 (56 attacks) 1987 (35 attacks) 1986 (39 attacks) 1985 (37 attacks) 1984 (41 attacks) 1983 (50 attacks) 1982 (42 attacks) 1981 (49 attacks) 1980 (36 attacks) 1979 (25 attacks) 1978 (26 attacks) 1977 (26 attacks) 1976 (39 attacks) 1975 (49 attacks) 1974 (39 attacks) 1973 (27 attacks) 1972 (36 attacks) 1971 (30 attacks) 1970 (42 attacks) 1969 (30 attacks) 1968 (47 attacks) 1967 (48 attacks) 1966 (58 attacks) 1965 (51 attacks) 1964 (66 attacks) 1963 (61 attacks) 1962 (86 attacks) 1961 (78 attacks) 1960 (93 attacks) 1959 (93 attacks) 1958 (54 attacks) 1957 (41 attacks) 1956 (51 attacks) 1955 (43 attacks) 1954 (45 attacks) 1953 (36 attacks) 1952 (29 attacks) 1951 (32 attacks) 1950 (43 attacks)
Countries to compare
United States (2,615) Australia (1,571) South Africa (600) Papua New Guinea (152) New Zealand (147) Bahamas (142) Brazil (126) Mexico (107) Italy (73) New Caledonia (70) Fiji (70) Reunion (66) Philippines (65) Egypt (53) Mozambique (52) Cuba (49) Spain (47) Japan (42) India (41) French Polynesia (40) Croatia (35) Panama (32) Jamaica (32) Solomon Islands (30) Iran (29) Indonesia (26) England (25) Greece (24) Hong Kong (24) Costa Rica (19) Tonga (18) Bermuda (16) Vanuatu (15) Vietnam (15) Sri Lanka (14) Canada (14) France (14) Thailand (13) Colombia (13) Marshall Islands (13) Iraq (12) Turkey (12) Senegal (11) Samoa (11) Venezuela (11) United Kingdom (11) Ecuador (11) Kenya (10) Mauritius (10) Seychelles (10) ✕
United States (2,615) Australia (1,571) South Africa (600) Papua New Guinea (152) New Zealand (147) Bahamas (142) Brazil (126) Mexico (107) Italy (73) New Caledonia (70) Fiji (70) Reunion (66) Philippines (65) Egypt (53) Mozambique (52) Cuba (49) Spain (47) Japan (42) India (41) French Polynesia (40) Croatia (35) Panama (32) Jamaica (32) Solomon Islands (30) Iran (29) Indonesia (26) England (25) Greece (24) Hong Kong (24) Costa Rica (19) Tonga (18) Bermuda (16) Vanuatu (15) Vietnam (15) Sri Lanka (14) Canada (14) France (14) Thailand (13) Colombia (13) Marshall Islands (13) Iraq (12) Turkey (12) Senegal (11) Samoa (11) Venezuela (11) United Kingdom (11) Ecuador (11) Kenya (10) Mauritius (10) Seychelles (10) ✕
United States (2,615) Australia (1,571) South Africa (600) Papua New Guinea (152) New Zealand (147) Bahamas (142) Brazil (126) Mexico (107) Italy (73) New Caledonia (70) Fiji (70) Reunion (66) Philippines (65) Egypt (53) Mozambique (52) Cuba (49) Spain (47) Japan (42) India (41) French Polynesia (40) Croatia (35) Panama (32) Jamaica (32) Solomon Islands (30) Iran (29) Indonesia (26) England (25) Greece (24) Hong Kong (24) Costa Rica (19) Tonga (18) Bermuda (16) Vanuatu (15) Vietnam (15) Sri Lanka (14) Canada (14) France (14) Thailand (13) Colombia (13) Marshall Islands (13) Iraq (12) Turkey (12) Senegal (11) Samoa (11) Venezuela (11) United Kingdom (11) Ecuador (11) Kenya (10) Mauritius (10) Seychelles (10) ✕
+ Add country No recorded incidents for Haiti in 2025.
Recorded in 2025 34
Fatal 3
Fatality rate 8.8%
Top species White Shark Top species per country (2025) 
Shark Data Lab