Cases of fatal occupational injury in Belgium
Belgium: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 40 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Belgium, 1984–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 40 for cases of fatal occupational injury in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Belgium peaked at 192 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2024.
That places Belgium 63rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 192 | — |
| 1985 | 177 | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 134 | -24.3% |
| 1987 | 172 | +28.4% |
| 1988 | 129 | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 138 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 106 | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 115 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 141 | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 150 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 131 | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 119 | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 122 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 66 | -45.9% |
| 1999 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 78 | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 69 | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 108 | +56.5% |
| 2009 | 69 | -36.1% |
| 2010 | 74 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 49 | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 66 | +34.7% |
| 2014 | 52 | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 64 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 77 | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 52 | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 47 | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 40 | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 157 | 129 | 192 | 6 |
| 1990s | 112.67 | 64 | 150 | 9 |
| 2000s | 81 | 69 | 108 | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.2 | 49 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6 | 40 | 54 | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Belgium?
- Cases of fatal occupational injury in Belgium was 40 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 192 in 1984.
- What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
- Belgium ranks 63rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Cases of fatal occupational injury. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A case of occupational injury is the case of a worker incurring an occupational injury as a result of an occupational accident. An occupational injury that is fatal is the result of an occupational accident where death occurred within one year from the day of the accident. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.