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

0.08 per 100,000 employees, with Sweden ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Greece vs Sweden: Fatal occupational injury rates

Greece

0.62 per 100,000 employees

in 2022

Sweden

0.7 per 100,000 employees

in 2024

Greece rank

72nd

Sweden rank

71st

Fatal occupational injury rates over time

Greece
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.7 per 100,000 employees against 0.62 per 100,000 employees in Greece, a difference of 0.08 per 100,000 employees.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 71st of 79 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.28 per 100,000 employees	1.31 per 100,000 employees	2.97 per 100,000 employees	Greece
2010s	0.994 per 100,000 employees	0.917 per 100,000 employees	0.077 per 100,000 employees	Greece
2020s	0.6933 per 100,000 employees	0.7 per 100,000 employees	0.0067 per 100,000 employees	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fatal occupational injury rates, Greece or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.7 per 100,000 employees against 0.62 per 100,000 employees in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in fatal occupational injury rates between Greece and Sweden?: 0.08 per 100,000 employees, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for fatal occupational injury rates?: Greece ranks 72nd 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).