What is the difference in fatal occupational injury rates between Panama and Sri Lanka?

0.15 per 100,000 employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?

18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Panama vs Sri Lanka: Fatal occupational injury rates

Panama

0.33 per 100,000 employees

in 2024

Sri Lanka

0.48 per 100,000 employees

in 2024

Panama rank

76th

Sri Lanka rank

74th

Fatal occupational injury rates over time

Panama
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.48 per 100,000 employees against 0.33 per 100,000 employees in Panama, a difference of 0.15 per 100,000 employees.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 74th of 79 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.16 per 100,000 employees	1.73 per 100,000 employees	5.43 per 100,000 employees	Panama
2010s	1.89 per 100,000 employees	0.9617 per 100,000 employees	0.925 per 100,000 employees	Panama
2020s	0.394 per 100,000 employees	0.706 per 100,000 employees	0.312 per 100,000 employees	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fatal occupational injury rates, Panama or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.48 per 100,000 employees against 0.33 per 100,000 employees in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in fatal occupational injury rates between Panama and Sri Lanka?: 0.15 per 100,000 employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Panama and Sri Lanka rank globally for fatal occupational injury rates?: Panama ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 74th 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).