Most dangerous shark

The most deadly shark is the white shark which since 1900 until 1999 has caused 251 out of the 1860 confirmed unprovoked shark attacks on humans, 66 of which resulted in fatalities - the highest number for any species of shark. The number of unprovoked white shark attacks has increased dramatically from under 10 between 1900 and 1930s, to over 50 in the 1980s and 1990s. The major areas of attacks are the west coast of the USA (particularly California), Australia and South Africa. The majority of attacks are on males, with 93% of unprovoked white shark attacks being on males and 5% on females, whilst the sex of the remaining 2% of the vicitms cannot be determined.