Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity Total) by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
707,885 Number
Germany
Lowest
1,325 Number
Cyprus
Median
20,164 Number
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
557

What the numbers show

Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity Total) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 707,885 Number in Germany; the lowest is 1,325 Number in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 20,164 Number, and the mean is 83,994 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 534.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 85.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 41.5%).

Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 707,885 Number 2024 down 15.0% falling
2 France 583,262 Number 2024 down 17.1% rising
3 Spain 446,426 Number 2024 up 19.0% rising
4 Italy 238,045 Number 2024 down 15.3% falling
5 United Kingdom 221,180 Number 2018 down 7.4% falling
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 221,180 Number 2018 down 7.4% falling
7 Portugal 103,338 Number 2024 down 10.6% falling
8 Switzerland 99,469 Number 2023 up 17.0% rising
9 Netherlands 85,203 Number 2024 down 3.2% falling
9 Netherlands 85,203 Number 2024 down 3.2% falling
11 Poland 65,423 Number 2024 down 12.0% falling
11 Poland 65,423 Number 2024 down 12.0% falling
13 Belgium 58,040 Number 2024 up 5.2% flat
14 Sweden 51,346 Number 2024 up 47.6% rising
15 Denmark 50,419 Number 2024 up 3.7% rising
16 Austria 49,358 Number 2023 down 10.9% falling
17 Czechia 35,710 Number 2024 down 15.6% falling
18 Finland 27,969 Number 2024 down 25.7% falling
19 Hungary 25,922 Number 2024 up 34.8% rising
20 Ireland 21,431 Number 2023 up 21.7% rising
21 Norway 18,898 Number 2024 up 85.9% rising
22 Slovenia 13,208 Number 2024 up 16.4% rising
22 Slovenia 13,208 Number 2024 up 16.4% rising
24 Slovakia 8,006 Number 2024 down 4.8% falling
24 Slovakia 8,006 Number 2024 down 4.8% falling
26 Croatia 7,806 Number 2024 down 32.1% falling
26 Croatia 7,806 Number 2024 down 32.1% falling
28 Luxembourg 5,699 Number 2024 down 17.8% falling
29 Greece 4,680 Number 2024 up 40.1% volatile
30 Estonia 4,367 Number 2024 down 29.8% falling
30 Estonia 4,367 Number 2024 down 29.8% falling
32 Romania 3,867 Number 2024 up 6.7% flat
33 Lithuania 3,257 Number 2024 up 2.7% rising
33 Lithuania 3,257 Number 2024 up 2.7% rising
35 Bulgaria 2,343 Number 2024 down 0.8% falling
36 Latvia 2,293 Number 2024 up 32.6% rising
36 Latvia 2,293 Number 2024 up 32.6% rising
38 Malta 1,435 Number 2024 down 41.5% falling
39 Iceland 1,413 Number 2024 down 16.9% flat
40 Cyprus 1,325 Number 2024 down 17.9% falling

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 severity (NACE Rev. 2 activity Total)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 557 data points, 2011–2024
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