Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic accidents and accidents on board of any mean of transport in the course of work (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N excluding H) by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
498,299 Number
Germany
Lowest
803 Number
Iceland
Median
11,345 Number
Years covered
16
2008–2023
Data points
667

What the numbers show

Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic accidents and accidents on board of any mean of transport in the course of work (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N excluding H) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 498,299 Number in Germany; the lowest is 803 Number in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 11,345 Number, and the mean is 52,949 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 621.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 63.8%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 57.1%).

Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 498,299 Number 2023 down 14.0% falling
2 France 338,329 Number 2023 down 7.9% falling
3 Spain 317,082 Number 2023 up 37.3% falling
4 Italy 159,075 Number 2023 down 18.2% falling
5 United Kingdom 109,711 Number 2018 down 14.9% falling
5 United Kingdom 109,711 Number 2018 down 14.9% falling
7 Portugal 77,392 Number 2023 down 14.9% falling
8 Switzerland 74,893 Number 2023 up 13.2% rising
9 Netherlands 44,541 Number 2023 down 52.9% falling
9 Netherlands 44,541 Number 2023 down 52.9% falling
11 Poland 39,305 Number 2023 down 18.9% falling
11 Poland 39,305 Number 2023 down 18.9% falling
13 Austria 36,517 Number 2023 down 9.4% falling
14 Belgium 32,899 Number 2023 down 16.4% falling
15 Sweden 24,607 Number 2023 up 19.7% rising
16 Czechia 22,623 Number 2023 down 26.7% falling
17 Denmark 22,125 Number 2023 down 7.3% falling
18 Finland 17,279 Number 2023 down 38.8% falling
19 Hungary 16,442 Number 2023 up 39.7% rising
20 Ireland 13,372 Number 2023 up 16.6% rising
21 Slovenia 9,318 Number 2023 up 8.9% falling
21 Slovenia 9,318 Number 2023 up 8.9% falling
23 Norway 6,609 Number 2023 volatile
24 Croatia 6,084 Number 2023 down 17.2% falling
24 Croatia 6,084 Number 2023 down 17.2% falling
26 Slovakia 5,637 Number 2023 down 10.8% falling
26 Slovakia 5,637 Number 2023 down 10.8% falling
28 Luxembourg 4,689 Number 2023 down 10.8% falling
29 Estonia 3,661 Number 2023 down 26.8% falling
29 Estonia 3,661 Number 2023 down 26.8% falling
31 Lithuania 3,507 Number 2023 up 63.8% rising
31 Lithuania 3,507 Number 2023 up 63.8% rising
33 Greece 3,018 Number 2023 down 57.1% volatile
34 Romania 2,252 Number 2023 down 4.5% falling
35 Latvia 1,498 Number 2023 up 34.6% rising
35 Latvia 1,498 Number 2023 up 34.6% rising
37 Bulgaria 1,371 Number 2023 up 7.2% falling
38 Cyprus 915 Number 2023 down 18.4% falling
39 Malta 856 Number 2023 down 52.7% falling
40 Iceland 803 Number 2023 down 13.3% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic accidents and accidents on board of any mean of transport in the course of work (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N excluding H)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 667 data points, 2008–2023
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