Cases of fatal occupational injury in Egypt

Egypt: Cases of fatal occupational injury was 46 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
46
Change on year
down 76.4%
World rank
60th
of 129 countries
All-time high
280
in 1977
All-time low
46
in 2018
Years of data
33
1976–2018

Cases of fatal occupational injury in Egypt, 1976–2018

501001502002503001976199720181976: 2441977: 2801978: 2711979: 2571980: 2771981: 2631982: 2091983: 2551984: 2301985: 1991986: 2211987: 1981988: 1801989: 2231990: 2131991: 1921992: 2221993: 1761994: 2031995: 2011996: 1541997: 1801998: 1491999: 1432000: 1132001: 1302002: 1212003: 1102011: 2232012: 2082014: 2102015: 1952018: 46

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 46 for cases of fatal occupational injury in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 76.4% on the previous year and down 79.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cases of fatal occupational injury in Egypt peaked at 280 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2018.

Egypt ranks 60th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Cases of fatal occupational injury in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Cases of fatal occupational injury in Egypt, 1976 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1976 244
1977 280 +14.8%
1978 271 -3.2%
1979 257 -5.2%
1980 277 +7.8%
1981 263 -5.1%
1982 209 -20.5%
1983 255 +22.0%
1984 230 -9.8%
1985 199 -13.5%
1986 221 +11.1%
1987 198 -10.4%
1988 180 -9.1%
1989 223 +23.9%
1990 213 -4.5%
1991 192 -9.9%
1992 222 +15.6%
1993 176 -20.7%
1994 203 +15.3%
1995 201 -1.0%
1996 154 -23.4%
1997 180 +16.9%
1998 149 -17.2%
1999 143 -4.0%
2000 113 -21.0%
2001 130 +15.0%
2002 121 -6.9%
2003 110 -9.1%
2011 223 +102.7%
2012 208 -6.7%
2014 210 +1.0%
2015 195 -7.1%
2018 46 -76.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 263 244 280 4
1980s 225.5 180 277 10
1990s 183.3 143 222 10
2000s 118.5 110 130 4
2010s 176.4 46 223 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 57 Switzerland 48 compare
  2. 57 Croatia 48 compare
  3. 57 New Zealand 48 compare
  4. 61 Nicaragua 42 compare
  5. 62 Eswatini 41 compare
  6. 63 Belgium 40 compare
  7. 63 Ireland 40 compare
  8. 63 Sweden 40 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cases of fatal occupational injury in Egypt?
Cases of fatal occupational injury in Egypt was 46 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 280 in 1977.
What is the lowest cases of fatal occupational injury recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2018.
How does Egypt rank for cases of fatal occupational injury?
Egypt ranks 60th out of 129 countries with data for 2018.
Is cases of fatal occupational injury rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator
Cases of fatal occupational injury
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
129 places, 3,527 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.