What is the probability of dying by shark attack?

First of all, I want you to excuse my English that is not as good as i would like.

Youhave more chances to win at the lotery

You have more chances to die:

hitten by lighnting (200 deads each year)

crossing the street

hit by a coconut falling from a palm(more than 100 deads each year)

Each year, the Bengal tiger kills 200 persons in Pakistan and India

There are between 20-30 shark attacks each year and the half of this survive so...be affraid of several things around you but not of sharks.

Hugues from Québec

Actually the 20-30 attacks is a false statistic I mean I go swiming to New Smyrna beach and it's the shark attack capital of the world. the number of attacks their for 2008 is 19 so I doubt the rest of the world is only 11 but it is tru that all these other deaths are more likely

The odds of dying to a shark attack are about 1 in 3,700,000. Both of the posters above are correct in that there are more important things to worry about. The odds of dying due to accidental drowning and submersion during your lifetime are 1 in 1,123 according to the National Safety Council. While sharks are more scary, riptides are what you should really be aware of.