What is the difference in fatal occupational injury rates between Germany and Sweden?

0.01 per 100,000 employees, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?

15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Fatal occupational injury rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Sweden: Fatal occupational injury rates

Germany

0.71 per 100,000 employees

in 2023

Sweden

0.7 per 100,000 employees

in 2024

Germany rank

70th

Sweden rank

71st

Fatal occupational injury rates over time

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.71 per 100,000 employees against 0.7 per 100,000 employees in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 per 100,000 employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 70th and Sweden ranks 71st of 79 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.3 per 100,000 employees	0.96 per 100,000 employees	0.34 per 100,000 employees	Germany
2010s	1.06 per 100,000 employees	0.917 per 100,000 employees	0.14 per 100,000 employees	Germany
2020s	0.795 per 100,000 employees	0.78 per 100,000 employees	0.015 per 100,000 employees	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fatal occupational injury rates, Germany or Sweden?: Germany, at 0.71 per 100,000 employees against 0.7 per 100,000 employees in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in fatal occupational injury rates between Germany and Sweden?: 0.01 per 100,000 employees, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for fatal occupational injury rates?: Germany ranks 70th and Sweden ranks 71st of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Fatal occupational injury rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fatal occupational injury rates
Unit: per 100,000 employees
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 79 places, 1,365 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees).