Japan vs South Korea: Cases of fatal occupational injury
Cases of fatal occupational injury over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 812 against 755 in Japan, a difference of 57.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 13th of 129 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,077 | 1,537 | 1,540 | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,602 | 1,574 | 1,028 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,326 | 2,117 | 208.8 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,653 | 1,325 | 328.29 | Japan |
| 2010s | 877 | 913 | 36 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 808 | 840.67 | 32.67 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cases of fatal occupational injury, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 812 against 755 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cases of fatal occupational injury between Japan and South Korea?
- 57, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Japan ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 13th 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.