China vs India: Cases of fatal occupational injury
Cases of fatal occupational injury over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 14,924 against 2,140 in India, a difference of 12,784.
That makes China's figure about 7.0 times India's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 129 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,330 | 690.5 | 13,639 | China |
| 2000s | 13,053 | 1,408 | 11,645 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cases of fatal occupational injury, China or India?
- China, at 14,924 against 2,140 in India as of 2002.
- What is the difference in cases of fatal occupational injury between China and India?
- 12,784, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2002.
- How do China and India rank globally for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Cases of fatal occupational injury. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A case of occupational injury is the case of a worker incurring an occupational injury as a result of an occupational accident. An occupational injury that is fatal is the result of an occupational accident where death occurred within one year from the day of the accident. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.