Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic was 109,711 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in United Kingdom, 2008–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in United Kingdom is 109,711, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in United Kingdom peaked at 139,441 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 109,711, in 2018.
United Kingdom ranks 5th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 128,873 | — |
| 2009 | 139,441 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 132,310 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 131,585 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 125,651 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 121,145 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 123,182 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 118,796 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 112,254 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 111,479 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 109,711 | -1.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 109,711 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,520, 6.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 109,711 is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,822, 6.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 134,157 | 128,873 | 139,441 | 2 |
| 2010s | 120,679 | 109,711 | 132,310 | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in United Kingdom?
- Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic in United Kingdom was 109,711 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 139,441 in 2009.
- What is the lowest accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,711 in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
- Is accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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