India vs United States: Cases of fatal occupational injury
Cases of fatal occupational injury over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5,283 against 2,140 in India, a difference of 3,143.
That makes United States's figure about 2.5 times India's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 129 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 779 | 4,700 | 3,921 | United States |
| 1980s | 804 | 3,735 | 2,931 | United States |
| 1990s | 882.22 | 5,517 | 4,634 | United States |
| 2000s | 1,613 | 5,742 | 4,130 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cases of fatal occupational injury, India or United States?
- United States, at 5,283 against 2,140 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cases of fatal occupational injury between India and United States?
- 3,143, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2007.
- How do India and United States rank globally for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- India ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd 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.