Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Cases of fatal occupational injury
Cases of fatal occupational injury over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 96 against 95 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 42nd of 129 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.5 | 57 | 14.5 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 62 | 103 | 41 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 69.8 | 137 | 67.2 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 65 | 232 | 167 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cases of fatal occupational injury, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 96 against 95 in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in cases of fatal occupational injury between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 1, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2003.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 42nd 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.