Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in Switzerland
Switzerland: Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic was 74,893 Number in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74,893 Number
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
8th
of 40 countries
All-time high
74,893 Number
in 2023
All-time low
52,488 Number
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in Switzerland, 2008–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 74,893 Number for accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in Switzerland peaked at 74,893 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52,488 Number, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 8th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52,488 Number | — |
| 2009 | 53,073 Number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 55,226 Number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 65,597 Number | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 58,846 Number | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 66,160 Number | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 66,488 Number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65,596 Number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 66,731 Number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 67,885 Number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 70,977 Number | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 72,823 Number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 66,673 Number | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 70,463 Number | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 71,441 Number | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 74,893 Number | +4.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 74,893 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,860 Number, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 74,893 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,442 Number, 4.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52,780 Number | 52,488 Number | 53,073 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 65,633 Number | 55,226 Number | 72,823 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,868 Number | 66,673 Number | 74,893 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 5 United Kingdom 109,711 Number compare
- 5 United Kingdom 109,711 Number compare
- 7 Portugal 77,392 Number compare
- 9 Netherlands 44,541 Number compare
- 9 Netherlands 44,541 Number compare
- 11 Poland 39,305 Number compare
- 11 Poland 39,305 Number compare
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in Switzerland?
- Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in Switzerland was 74,893 Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 74,893 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,488 Number in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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