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The Global Shark Attack File records 107 shark attacks in Mexico between 1500 and 2025. Of those, 50 were fatal (46.7%). The species most often involved is the tiger shark.
Total recorded
107
Fatal
50
Fatality rate
46.7%
Global avg 21.1%
Years covered
1500–2025
| Year | Attacks |
|---|---|
| 1500 | 1 |
| 1518 | 1 |
| 1845 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1851 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1874 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
| 1930 | 1 |
| 1932 | 1 |
| 1943 | 2 |
| 1949 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 |
| 1958 | 3 |
| 1959 | 3 |
| 1961 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1965 | 6 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Species | Recorded incidents |
|---|---|
| Tiger shark | 8 |
| Invalid | 4 |
| White shark | 3 |
| Shark involment not confirmed | 2 |
| Bull shark | 2 |
Counts based on the species field in the Global Shark Attack File. Species identification in incident reports is not always reliable.
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