France vs Japan: Cases of fatal occupational injury
Cases of fatal occupational injury over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 830 against 755 in Japan, a difference of 75.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 12th and Japan ranks 15th of 129 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,484 | 3,077 | 1,593 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,196 | 2,602 | 1,406 | Japan |
| 1990s | 855.5 | 2,263 | 1,408 | Japan |
| 2000s | 626.11 | 1,577 | 951.22 | Japan |
| 2010s | 608.11 | 981.78 | 373.67 | Japan |
| 2020s | 675.33 | 808 | 132.67 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cases of fatal occupational injury, France or Japan?
- France, at 830 against 755 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cases of fatal occupational injury between France and Japan?
- 75, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- France ranks 12th and Japan ranks 15th 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.